7 killed scores wounded in djibouti clashes
Last Updated : GMT 09:03:51
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today
Last Updated : GMT 09:03:51
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today

FM Mahamoud Ali Youssouf:

7 killed, scores wounded in Djibouti clashes

Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today

Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today 7 killed, scores wounded in Djibouti clashes

Djibouti's opposition Union for National Salvation party
Nairobi - Arab Today

At least seven civilians were killed and scores of people wounded in clashes in Djibouti, the foreign minister said Tuesday, insisting the situation was now under control a day after the unrest.

Violence flared before dawn on Monday when police broke up a traditional religious ceremony in Buldhoqo district, close to the capital Djibouti, trying to move the people to a better site, Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf told AFP by telephone.

"There were hundreds of people who gathered there, carrying arms like knives and machetes, and also two of them had Kalashnikovs," Youssouf said.

"Reinforcements of police and the army came and people refused to move and the clashes started."

The opposition Union for National Salvation (USN) party has claimed 19 people died.

But Youssouf said the statement was false and the opposition were exaggerating the violence.

"Medical authorities recorded seven people dead," including six men killed by machete cuts and one young girl killed by a bullet, Youssouf said.

At least 23 civilians and 50 police officers were wounded, he added. Nine civilians remain in hospital as well as eight policemen, two of the police with bullet wounds.

"The shots were coming from the people at the site," he said. "Investigations have been launched and inquiry still going on as to how this incident happened."

Interior Minister Hassan Omar has reported the "arrest of several people involved in the violence."

Djibouti, a strategic port on the Gulf of Aden with a key position on one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, hosts several foreign military bases, including from the United States, France and Japan.

Many of the naval vessels tasked with combating Somali piracy in the region also use the country's port to dock.

It is also a contributor of troops to the African Union force in neighbouring Somalia, battling Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab militants.
Source: AFP

almaghribtoday
almaghribtoday

GMT 10:30 2018 Thursday ,18 January

Netanyahu: US embassy could move

GMT 10:45 2018 Wednesday ,17 January

Iran should listen to demands

GMT 08:18 2018 Tuesday ,16 January

Destroy US-backed Syria 'terror army'

GMT 10:11 2018 Monday ,15 January

German defence minister warns

GMT 10:11 2018 Monday ,15 January

German defence minister warns

GMT 10:11 2018 Monday ,15 January

German defence minister warns

GMT 12:04 2018 Saturday ,13 January

Trump 'desperate' to undermine nuclear

GMT 10:19 2018 Friday ,12 January

Belgian PM seeks EU help in row
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

7 killed scores wounded in djibouti clashes 7 killed scores wounded in djibouti clashes

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

7 killed scores wounded in djibouti clashes 7 killed scores wounded in djibouti clashes

 



Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Skincare PR Performance Full Year 2017

GMT 09:22 2018 Monday ,22 January

Skincare PR Performance Full Year 2017
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today New hunt for flight MH370 gets under way

GMT 11:03 2018 Wednesday ,24 January

New hunt for flight MH370 gets under way
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Modern colorful bedroom renovation

GMT 10:57 2017 Thursday ,21 December

Modern colorful bedroom renovation
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Puigdemont candidate for Catalan president

GMT 13:56 2018 Tuesday ,23 January

Puigdemont candidate for Catalan president
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today Turkey detains dozens more

GMT 10:47 2018 Wednesday ,24 January

Turkey detains dozens more

GMT 12:48 2011 Monday ,04 July

Gilbert favourite for win number 2 on Tour

GMT 08:12 2017 Wednesday ,15 February

UAE, Pakistan can benefit from CPEC, says envoy

GMT 09:07 2016 Friday ,19 August

Gawker.com to shut down next week

GMT 03:39 2012 Saturday ,04 August

Shyamalan, Noxon team up for Syfy pilot

GMT 20:13 2012 Friday ,21 December

We need a new cabinet to solve the crisis

GMT 10:01 2014 Thursday ,31 July

Kirstie Alley's TV Land series canceled

GMT 08:15 2016 Thursday ,29 December

Why Don’t We Conserve Water?

GMT 10:58 2011 Sunday ,17 July

IMF urges Europe to bolster lenders

GMT 18:21 2011 Wednesday ,29 June

Zarkana\': Cirque du Soleil debuts new gamble in NY

GMT 11:24 2013 Wednesday ,24 July

Living room interior decoration ideas

GMT 08:35 2012 Thursday ,24 May

Ancient jewellery found in Israel

GMT 14:32 2011 Friday ,16 September

The Fat Years

GMT 11:32 2015 Tuesday ,06 January

Why are there spots on my apple?
Almaghrib Today, almaghrib today
 
 Almaghrib Today Facebook,almaghrib today facebook  Almaghrib Today Twitter,almaghrib today twitter Almaghrib Today Rss,almaghrib today rss  Almaghrib Today Youtube,almaghrib today youtube  Almaghrib Today Youtube,almaghrib today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

.almaghribtoday .almaghribtoday .almaghribtoday .almaghribtoday
almaghribtoday almaghribtoday almaghribtoday
almaghribtoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
almaghribtoday, Almaghribtoday, Almaghribtoday