President Hassan visits Barawe amid claims that his plane attacked
ali President Hassan Shekh Mohamoud on Saturday paid a visit to Barawe recently captured by the
Somali and African allied forces from al shabaab, a radical Islamist group allianated with AlQaeda.
The president received a warm welcome from the residents of Barawe who were under the control of al shabaab since 2006 including the elders, women , the children and members from the social groups.
local traditional elders have urged the president and the federal government of Somali to restore basic civil service including health and education of the town, said a local journalist in Barawe.
On the other hand, an al shabaab official claimed that al shabaab fighters targeted the plane in which the President Hassan was travelling with striking with anti-aircraft gunships .
“ He (the president ) narrowly escaped from death and he would be killed in this strikes “ said the official speaking to one of the al shabaab’s media broadcasts.
The government did not comment on such claims form al shabaab
al shabaab has been evicted from Barawe on 3th of October of 2014
Somalireport24.com
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