Four people have been killed and six others injured in an ambush attack on an army base south of Somalia capital, Mogadishu.
The attack happened in Afgoye town, some 30km south of the capital after heavily armed Al Shabaab attacked army base in the town.
Four people – 3 soldiers and a civilian man were killed in the attack, according to a witness, who asked to be anonymous.
He says six other soldiers were also injured in the ambush attack.
In a statement aired by Radio Andulus, Al Shabaab mouthpiece, the group has also taken away 5 AK-47s and destroyed military vehicles.
“We carried out an ambush attack in parts of Afgoye town. We killed soldiers and seized weapons”, the group said.
There was no immediate comment from Somali military officials over the claims.
