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Somalia s Puntland state says recaptures some prisoners freed by al Shabaab
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BOSASO (Reuters) - The military in Somalia s semi-autonomous state of Puntland have recaptured 87 out of hundreds of prisoners who escaped on Friday after Islamist group al Shabaab fighters stormed a jail and freed them, according a statement from the military.
On Friday al Shabaab said they had freed 400 prisoners in a raid on the main prison in Bosaso, Puntland s largest commercial city, in the early hours of Friday.
Seven Puntland military soldiers were also killed in the assault. We attacked al Shabaab militants that had attacked Bosaso central cell (prison), Puntland military said in a statement. In this operation in the hilly areas outside Bosaso, we also recaptured the prisoners.
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BOSASO, Somalia (Reuters) - At least seven soldiers were killed when fighters of the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab stormed a jail in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland early on Friday, police and the group said.
Al Shabaab said it had freed at least 400 prisoners, many of them its members, in its assault on the main prison in Bosaso, Puntland’s largest city, in the early hours of Friday. The authorities did not confirm that figure.
“Last night many well-armed men attacked us from various directions. We fought back but finally they entered the central jail by force using explosions. They freed the prisoners and took most with them,” Mohamed Abdi, a prison guard, told Reuters.