| Description |
Unidentified men armed with pistols attacked people sitting in a tea shop in Garsoor neighbourhood in Galkacyo South in the evening of 25/02. The people in the tea shop opened fire and managed to repulse the attackers. The motive of the attack is not clear but unofficial reports indicate that the attackers had been targeting a Leelkase businessman, for trying to investigate the death of his brother, whose was killed by al Shabaab operatives late 2012. Three people in the teashop and one of the attackers were injured in the shoot-out. The injured perpetrator went to a hospital in Galkacyo South where he was arrested by Galmudug police. |
