Somali security forces on Thursday killed an Al-Qaeda affiliate, Al-Shabaab operative in Somali’s capital city, Mogadishu.
The killed terrorist and a colleague had allegedly tried to kill a government soldier.
Corresponding reports from witnesses indicate that, the two men riding motorbike opened fire at the soldier at Bakara junction in the capital. The security forces responded to the incident by firing back at suspected assailants.
The fire exchange resulted in the death of one of the attacker, according to the security officials.
Other terror operative reportedly escaped from the scene on a motorbike.
The government soldier who was said to have sustained injuries was rushed to the hospital.
The security forces launched an operation to hunt down the other suspect in the suburbs of Howl-wadag district.
In the beginning of the week, Al-Shabaab’s deputy leader Mahad Karate, warned his fighters to avoid shedding Muslim blood. His speech contradicts the terror group’s usual tactics of targeting civilian areas in Mogadishu, including hotels and restaurants.
The group also carries out assassinations and bomb attacks in Mogadishu.
