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Security forces repel Al Shabaab attack on prison | |
2015-08-11 | |
BELEDWEYNE, Somalia -- Amid joint military offensives in central and southern Somalia, Al Shabaab militants launched raid on Beledweyne central prison overnight on Sunday, Garowe Online reports.
Mohamed Adey, a police commander in Hiran told the media that security forces fiercely repulsed the night raid. “[Security] forces demonstrated professionalism in repelling the anti-peace elements. Later on, they fled and we are on manhunt,” said Adey. Somali government forces alongside African Union peacekeepers are conducting clean-up operations in Beledweyne’s western countryside. | |
Posted by:Steve White |
#1 I think I'd release a prisoner or two to the attackers, with remote-control Jackets on em. |
Posted by: Frank G 2015-08-11 14:40 |