Mogadishu Prison Break
Mogadishu (SDN) -Mogadishu’s central prison was the site of a coordinate prison break earlier today when an undisclosed number of inmates managed to escape the facility.
Army officials of the Transitional Federal Government attempted to prevent the escape and opened fire on inmates. Hand grenades were also heard exploding in the compound.
Witnesses told our website that government forces stood their ground against the escapees and also called for reinforcements from the TFG who are now investigating the source of the grenades.
Reports say some of the inmates managed to escape; there are also reports that riots within the prison led to this episode.
This latest incident further complicates the security situation in Somalia’s capital which has been the target of a recent Al-Shabaab attack on the city’s National Theatre.
SDN-Mogadishu