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Urgent: Senior Al-Shabaab figure surrenders to Somali gov't

Xinhua, January 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

A senior figure of Somali militant group Al-Shabaab has surrendered to the Somali government, local officials confirmed on Thursday.

Bishar Adan Abdihakim, acting district commissioner of Luq town near the Somalia-Ethiopia border, told media the surrender of the senior figure, Hassan Dhubi. Endi