Two killed in twin Al-Shabaab attacks in Somalia: police
The aftermath of an explosion in Somalia's capital Mogadishu in this photo taken on January 8, 2020. Officials said Al-Shabaab militants launched simultaneous attacks on police stations around Somalia's capital Mogadishu overnight, killing two girls and wounding over a dozen people on Wednesday, February 12, 2022. PHOTO | ABDIRAZAK HUSSEIN FARAH | AFP
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The gunmen also seized a police vehicle, he added, with officers setting off in pursuit of them.
Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying they had targeted six locations in and around the capital.
Somalia's president and prime minister have been at loggerheads over the election process, which is more than a year late and has been marred by violence.
