Al-Shabab militants shell residential areas in Somali town

‘The African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia said the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants on Saturday shelled residential areas in the southern town of Baidoa.
“Al-Shabab militants fired mortar shells at densely populated civilian residential areas in Baidoa town this morning,” the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said in a message posted on Twitter.
The militants also hit a hospital in the town, AMISOM said, adding that “civilian casualties are unknown but expected.”’
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