Kismayo -- Unidentified gunmen have shot and killed 2 Interim Juba Administration soldiers in the coastal town of Kismayo in southern Somalia’s Lowere Juba region, witnesses said. A witness said that gunmen armed with pistols killed a local soldier, collecting taxes from small shops in Fanole area in Kismayo, adding that the killers escaped from the scene.
| As if they'd never been there, except for the dead guys... |
Meanwhile, another soldier was shot and killed by masked gunmen near army checkpoint in Kismayo town, the capital of Somalia’s Lower Juba region, according to witnesses.
| Masked gunmen. Lone Ranger? |
All the attackers who carried out the assassinations fled from the shooting scene before Juba forces arrived at the crime spot, said a witness who spoke to Shabelle Media in Mogadishu.
Kismayo, a town is situated 328 miles (528 km) southwest of Mogadishu is under control of Somalia National Army, along with AU forces from Kenya. |