AU soldiers mistake camels for Somali rebel attack

[Liibaan]

 

AU soldiers mistake camels for Somali rebel attack

 

MOGADISHU, Sept 13 (Reuters) - African Union soldiers shot dead 11 camels in the Somali capital on Saturday night, mistaking the galloping animals for an insurgent attack, residents said.

 

Al Shabaab rebels sometimes use passing civilians and vehicles to give them cover before attacks, police said, and the peacekeepers from AMISOM mission thought they were behind the camels which ran past the entrance to Mogadishu's airport.

 

"We thought Islamists and AMISOM were fighting last night, but this morning we just saw 11 dead camels," resident Farah Aden told Reuters. "Each camel had at least 10 bullet wounds -- the whole area was covered with blood."

 

"We admit there was a mistake and we've spoken to the owners," said Barigye Ba-hoku, spokesman for the AU troops who face nearly daily attacks from hardline Islamist rebels.

 

"It was our new forces and they were not aware of the camels' movements. They say they were attacked, and so opened fire," he told Reuters.

 

Violence has killed more than 18,000 Somalis since the start of 2007 and displaced another 1.5 million. Insurgents who want to impose their own harsh version of sharia law have been battling the country's Western-backed governments and AU forces. (Reporting by Abdi Sheikh; Editing by David Clarke and Louise Ireland)

[Ibtisam]

Subxanallah, waax waalan :mad: They don't even check what they are shooting, more like anything that moves is shot at this rate!!!

[Som@li]

with fear of Shabaab, they will shoot anything that moves

[Valenteenah.]

11 camels? A possible girl's dowry. What a waste.

[nuune]

This is completly WRONG, Qisaas has to be done.

[Libaax-Sankataabte]

This clearly exposes AMISOM's brutality. These guys will shoot anything that moves, and sadly civilians will pay the brunt of it.

[Jacaylbaro]

what do u think ,, in the middle of the night ,,, totally dark, you are feared and holding your gun ready to shoot at anything ,,,, there is a movement, not a normal one but bigger ,,, it is like a huge army running towards you ,,,,

 

you scream and start shooting before they get you ,,,, but in the morning they were camels ,,

[NGONGE]

I think we finally found out who owned those camels!

 

Originally posted by nuune:

This is completly WRONG, Qisaas has to be done.

And who was getting them too.

 

 

Originally posted by Valenteenah:

11 camels? A possible girl's dowry. What a waste.

[chubacka]

^ hahaha, watch out columbo!

[Sherban Shabeel]

Very sad event and I hope the government will compensate the owner in full.

 

Of course, Shabaab shelling the veterans' hospital isn't much better

[Geel_jire]

where are those that claim AMISOM only defend themselves and they dont shoot at unarmred civilians ?

[Jacaylbaro]

the shoot at unarmed camels not civilians ,,,,

 

 

Looooooooooooooooooo ol@NG ,,,,,,,,,,, yeah, Nuune & Val ,, what a coincidence ,,

[Valenteenah.]

Originally posted by NGONGE:

I think we finally found out who owned those camels!

 

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Originally posted by nuune:

This is completly WRONG, Qisaas has to be done.

And who was getting them too.

 

 

Originally posted by Valenteenah:

11 camels? A possible girl's dowry. What a waste.

LoL. Waad nala heshay walaahi.

[nuune]

^^^

 

 

Ngonge caadi ma aha

[Abtigiis]

looooooooooool@Ngong e. Wax hoos marayaa majiro. He solved the riddle, and got labadii is-gaad gaadka waday.