Gunfire echoes at election delay protest in Somali capital
By Abiodun Ogundairo
19 February 2021 |
5:20 pm
Sounds of gunfire rang out in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, as opposition protesters gathered to protest election delays. Two people died in fighting overnight.
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