Somali militiamen seize heavy weapons after looting convoy

Somali militiamen from a local clan attacked and overpowered security forces near the town of Abudwaq. MAP | NMG

At least five people were killed when militiamen ambushed a convoy in central Somalia and seized heavy weapons, the local government and residents said on Tuesday, seven months after a decades-long arms embargo was lifted.

The convoy was travelling on Monday with a security escort near the town of Abudwaq when militiamen from a local clan attacked and overpowered security forces, four residents told Reuters.