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Somalia: Six Killed in Shooting in Mogadishu Drive-by

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Armed men have killed six people in a drive-by shooting in the latest violence that has his Somalia's capital Mogadishu late on Wednesday, authorities have said according to Malay Mail.

Among those killed are two Turkish hospital workers.

"Six civilians, two of them Turkish nationals, have been killed, and six more were wounded," said Abdifatah Omar Halane, spokesman for the Mogadishu authorities. 

Somalia's Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke condemned the attack.

"We condemn this cowardly act, and our thoughts are with the relatives of the victims and the Turkish government," Sharmarke said in a statement.

"These innocent Turkish citizens have lost their lives while supporting their Somali brothers," he added.

Turkey is a major investor in, and donor to, Somalia.

No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far .

In a separate incident the day before, witnesses said four people were killed, including three civilians caught in the shootout, during an armed battle between members of rival units within the Somali army.

"The soldiers were trying to shoot another soldier, but they have killed him together with three civilians who were passing by," said a witness. A number of other witnesses confirmed the deaths.

Somalia's Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab rebels — who are fighting to overthrow the country's government that has international support- carry out regular attacks in Mogadishu. 


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