Somali security forces kill at least six people in Mogadishu

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April 13, 2019 10:15 AM EDT

Debris burn on a street in Mogadishu, Somalia April 13, 2019 in this still image taken from a video obtained on social media. Wadani Xasan Cade via REUTERS

By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali security forces shot dead a rickshaw driver and his passenger in the capital on Saturday and killed another four people who were protesting against the shootings, witnesses and lawmakers said.

The protesters threw stones at police and burned tires filling the streets with black smoke.

"They (security forces) killed two people and after the demonstration, we understand police killed three more people," lawmaker Mahad Salad told Reuters.

Rickshaw driver Aden Mohamed said the demonstration started after the shooting of his friend.

"Police deliberately killed my friend and his uncle as they drove in the rickshaw," Mohamed said. He said the protesters wanted to enter the presidential palace in the center of the city, but the police opened fire on them.

(Reportingn by Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar. Writing by Hereward Holland. Editing by Jane Merriman)


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