Tuesday December 3, 2024
Mogadishu (HOL) – The deputy commissioner for social affairs of Mogadishu’s Darussalam district, Gure Mohamed Hirsi, was injured in a shooting attack at a gym in the city’s Hiliwa district on Monday.
The assailants also killed the gym’s owner during the attack, eyewitnesses reported.
The incident adds to mounting concerns among residents over deteriorating security in the Banadir region as the al-Shabab militant group escalates attacks in the Somali capital.
Security forces responded to the scene but did not report any arrests. Authorities have stated that an investigation into the attack is underway.
Last month, the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) apprehended two suspects linked to the murders of two businessmen, Hilowle Ibrahim and Ahmed Samatar Ali, in Darussalam district.