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A vehicle hired by a foreign development agency with two national staffs onboard was shot at by gunmen hailing from the Majerteen/Ali Saleban and Majerteen/Ismail Saleban sub-clans between Bandar Beyla and Xafun on 04/02. The vehicle was hit in the rear tyre, escaped the scene and moved to Baar Madobe with both staffs uninjured. The SPU escort of the vehicle stopped at the scene, exchanged fire with the gunmen, was overwhelmed andtaken to the home village of the gunmen in Laamiye. All the SPU escorts and their vehicle were released on 05/02 after intervention of elders of the involved sub-clans. The shooting is believed to be motivated by dissatisfaction of the members of the Majerteen/Ali Saleban and Majerteen/Ismail Saleban sub-clans about the allocation of the project funding in the area that they consider favours villages populated by the Osman Mohamud sub-clan. |
