MOGADISHU( Halbeeg News)- AMISOM troops are accused of killing four civilians in northern Mogadishu earlier Tuesday.
Hundreds of protesters against the murder took to the streets of Mogadishu. The protesters called on the federal government of Somalia to launch investigation into the incident and hold AMISOM soldiers accountable for killing innocent civilians.
The families of the murdered civilians displayed the bodies of the victims killed by AMISOM troops.
The Shooting occurred after IED explosion and gunfire targeted AMISOM military vehicle in Heliwa, witnesses confirmed to the local media.
In turn AMISOM troops opened fire indiscriminately killing four people around the scene of the attack on the spot and drove away.
AMISOM has not yet released any statement in regard to the incident in Mogadishu.
In a similar incident, mid last year, AU troops killed five civilians including children near Barawe district in Lower Shabelle region.
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