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SOMALIA: At least 17 people killed in Mogadishu

NAIROBI, 22 June (IRIN) - At least 17 people were killed and over 20 wounded when fighting erupted in the Sanaa market area in north Mogadishu, on Thursday, local sources told IRIN. A battle-wagon belonging to the Eli sub-clan was passing when it came under fire by a Warsangeli militia, from a five-storey building at the Sanaa crossing. Both the Eli and the Warsangeli are sub-clans of the Abgal.

Local sources said the battle-wagon that came under attack responded with indiscriminate fire at the area around the building. A humanitarian source said 11 people were killed on the spot. Six others later died of their wounds. The area is one of the most crowded parts of Mogadishu, with small traders selling their wares around the main Sanaa road. Three of the dead were militia, the rest were traders and civilians from the market, hit by stray bullets, the source said. The area was calm on Friday.

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