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In Puntland, heavy fighting broke out early Tuesday in the state capital Garowe as the local parliament debated changes to the voting system. At least 26 people died in that fighting and 16 of those were soldiers, while 30 others were injured, Dr. Abdirsak Ahmed, who works at Garowe Public Hospital where some of the bodies were taken, told Reuters.
At least two people died after heavy fighting erupted on Tuesday in Garowe, the capital of Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland, a witness told Reuters, as the local parliament debated changes to the voting system. Three other witnesses also described heavy fighting that broke out after opposition groups accused Puntland's leader, Said Abdullahi Deni, of seeking constitutional changes that would extend his term in office beyond January next year, or help tip the ballot in his favour.
By Abdi Sheikh and Abdiqani Hassani MOGADISHU (Reuters) -At least 36 people died on Tuesday in violence across Somalia that involved heavy fighting in the ...