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Al-Shabaab militants kill soldier, civilian in Somali capital

Xinhua, December 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

Somali security forces are pursuing Al-Shabaab militants who killed a soldier and a civilian in the capital Mogadishu, a local official said Sunday.

Mogadishu municipal government spokesman Abdifatah Omar Halane told reporters that the militants killed the two on Saturday night in the Wadajir district.

The Al-Shabaab Islamist group has claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming its fighters killed two soldiers and recovered two AK47 riffle guns.

Al-Shabaab has carried out frequent attacks in Somalia in its decade-long fight against the Somali government.

The latest attack came as security has been tightened in Mogadishu for presidential election slated for the end of the year. Endit