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Somalia intelligence seize explosives linked to IS

Xinhua, May 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

Somalia Intelligence officials on Sunday displayed explosives and flags linked to the terrorist group Islamic State (IS) in the capital, Mogadishu.

The officials confirmed to journalists the explosives alongside seven laptops, a desktop computer and literature associated with IS were seized in Mogadishu's Howlwadag District.

General Ali Hersi, the Mogadishu police chief said the explosives could have been used to kill and maim innocent people in the Somalia capital.

He said members of the public alerted the police on the explosives that were hidden in a vehicle. Intelligence officials have intensified search for IS sympathizers and collaborators. Endit