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Al-Shabaab Claims Murder Of Somali Police Officer In Mogadishu

Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the assassination of a senior Somali Police officer shot dead on Tuesday night in Mogadishu by armed assailants.

Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the assassination of a senior Somali Police officer shot dead on Tuesday night in Mogadishu by armed assailants.

In a statement posted on its affiliated websites, the militants said they have killed the policeman at Sana junction in Karan district of Mogadishu.

Somali Police is yet to comment on Al-Shabaab claims, but, sources in the area said the security forces have conducted an operation to capture the killers who fled the scene.

Al-Shabaab often carries out such killings and attacks in the city in an attempt to outs the Western-backed weak Somali government in Mogadishu, which is propped up by AU troops.

The attacks are happening while the capital is under the full control of the Somali government and the heavy presence of security personnel on the main streets.

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