Somalia security forces arrest 2 Al-Shabaab militants
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Somalia security forces on Monday arrested two Al-Shabaab suspects during an operation in the capital, Mogadishu.
Spokesman of local government, Abdifitah Omar Halane said the security agencies launched manhunt for suspects behind the killing of two people on board in Hama-Jejeb district in Mogadishu and arrested the two suspects.
"The security forces conducted successful operation in Hamar-Jejeb district on Monday where they held two Al-Shabaab suspects," Halane said by telephone.
"We believe the suspects killed two men on a three-wheel motorbike in the district this morning, but the security forces pursued them and found them immediately," he added.
He said the two suspects in custody would be arraigned in court soon.
The incident comes after Al-Shabaab militants carried out a deadly attack at the main headquarters of Somali traffic police in Shangani district early on Monday where over three people including two police officers were killed and eight others injured, according to officials.
Such incidents come as forces from the African Union Peacekeeping Mission and Somalia National Army have stepped up their military operations against the insurgents in the Horn of Africa nation.
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