Three Somali journalists were injured in Mogadishu by mortar shells during a press conference called by Al-Shabab, witnesses said on Sunday.
The journalists Abdinasir Nor Gedi, Mohamed Abdi Nahar, and Bashir Qalif Gani were injured in Ifka Halane area where al-Shabab officials were holding a press conference after they captured Stadium Mogadishu from government soldiers on Sunday.
Ali Dhere, an al Shabab official was also wounded by mortar shell. Al-Shabab accused of being fired from African Union bases in Mogadishu.
The sound of gunfire and mortars can be still heard in Mogadishu where heavy fighting is ongoing.
Separately, more civilians started to flee from the fighting areas in Mogadishu. Residents said the displacement was the largest since the withdrawal of the Ethiopian troops.
amsomalia@mareeg.com
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