Somalia: Hundreds denounce Al Shabaab violence after deadly siege

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MOGADISHU, Somalia, November 4, 2015 (Garowe Online)-Hundreds of banner-waving residents took to the streets in Mogadishu to protest against Al Shabaab rampage on Wednesday, Garowe Online reports.

The participants at anti-Al Shabaab rally were chanting slogans denouncing Al Shabaab terrorists after a siege that left over a dozen, mainly government officials dead on Sunday.

Protestors marched in large numbers from Mogadishu’s Shanghani district to Hamar municipalities.

Banadir regional administration officials urged residents to provide security services with any Al Shabaab tip-offs.

Militants shot their way into Mogadishu’s Sahafi Hotel, killing senior government officials over the weekend on Sunday. 

GAROWE ONLINE 

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