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Mogadishu,
Somalia, January 02, 2010 (SL Times) – One of Sheikh Sharif’s policemen
shot and wounded one of Sheikh Sharif’s parliamentarians. The
parliamentarian’s name is Abdirizaq Muhammad Yusuf (Xiirane).
The incident took place close to the regional headquarters in Mogadishu.
It is not clear what triggered the shooting but according to the
police, the person driving the car refused to stop when he approached
the police check point.
Deputy Police Commander for Banadir region, Ali Abdi blamed the
parliamentarian and said the police are not at fault because they were
operating under security alert and the parliamentarian refused to take
orders.
Sheikh Sharif controls only about 3 km of Mogadishu and this only with
the help of African troops (AMISOM). The incident took place within the
3 km held by Sheikh Sharif and the African troops. Furthermore, Sheikh
Sharif’s so-called police are composed of ill-disciplined clan militias
who often have fire fights and shootings among themselves.
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