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Islamists kill 8 officers in attack on Somali police station
Gunmen from the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab killed at least eight officers in a raid on a police station near the capital, police said on Saturday.
Al Shabaab fighters at about 1am local time stormed a police station on the edge of Afgoi town, 30km southwest of Mogadishu, killing eight officers and stealing three pick up trucks, including one that had a machine gun mounted on it.
Al Shabaab, which wants to topple a Western-backed government in Mogadishu, has in the past stepped up the number of raids during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which began on Wednesday.
In the past, al Shabaab has exaggerated the number of soldiers it has killed, while officials have played down losses.
The latest assault highlights al Shabaab’s ability to launch attacks even though it has lost territory and urban strongholds since a major military offensive against began last year.
