Description |
Unidentified armed men open fire at an INGO staffs on their way back from a mission traveling in a 4x4 vehicle in Baltag village (32km W of Cabud Waaq) on Somalia Ethiopian borders in the morning of 20/07. Reports indicate that the INGO security escorts fired back in response to the attack. One man (Mareehan) from the attackers side were killed during the shootout. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the attackers were reportedly belonging to Ethiopia "Qabaley" (militiamen linked with the Liyuu police who control the border of Ethiopia with Somalia). |