Puntland forces capture Al Shabaab Chief

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Somalia: Puntland forces capture Al Shabaab agent after gunfight
4 Jun 4, 2013 - 12:24:43 PM
BOSSASO, Somalia Jun 4 2013 (Garowe Online) – Puntland authorities wounded and arrested an alleged Al Shabaab agent in Bossaso after a gunfight that killed a civilian on Tuesday, Garowe Online reports.

Puntland Minister of Security Khalif Isse Mudan told Radio Garowe that a top Al Shabaab agent was wounded and captured in Bossaso after a gunfight with Puntland authorities that led to an innocent bystander being killed.

Minister Mudan stated the alleged Chief of Aminyat, the Al Shabaab assassin ring – who’s named hasn’t been disclosed – was armed with a pistol and F1 grenade and engaged police authorities before being shot in the leg by authorities after a brief gunfight.

“He [Al Shabaab agent] had been under police surveillance since his arrival from southern Somalia and today we were successful in capturing him,” said Minister Mudan. “Soon we will let the public and media see this indivdual.”

According to the Minister, the man was with other alleged Al Shabaab agents who had evaded the authorities during their operation in Bossaso on Tuesday afternoon. He stated that the authorities had leads on the suspects.

Finally, the Minister requested that the Puntland police work with authorities to improve security. The arrest of the alleged Al Shabaab agent follows recent convictions of Al Shabaab agents in Bossaso and Garowe.

In late May, the Puntland military court for Nugal, Mudug, Sool, and Ayn regions found Abdirahman Hussein Jama Bile and Abdullahi Osman Ahmed guilty after listening to the case of their involvement of the assassination of Sheikh Abdulkadir Nur Farah, the Mufti of Puntland was gunned down brutally inside Badr Mosque in Garowe on February 15, 2013.

Also in April, the Puntland Military Judicial Court executed 13 people on Tuesday, convicted of terrorism charges, 6 were executed for their part in the assassination of prominent Islamic scholar Dr. Ahmed Abdirahman, Garowe Online reports.

GAROWE ONLINE

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