Four people kill four in village

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed four people over clan feud in the outskirt of the southern town of Jowhar on Monday night, residents have said.

Five others were injured in the raid that took place in Gololey village.

A resident in the town who declined to give his name for fear of reprisals said that the killing of the three people including a woman was revenge for the killing of another man in the outskirt of the town.

The gunmen reportedly escaped from the area before the government forces reach there.

Many Villagers in many areas of Middle Shabelle region have fled in fear of revenge attacks.

Tensions between two clans in the region have risen in recent days after the killing of several people for revenge.

Arguments over land use, boreholes and pasture has perennially contributed to fighting among Somali clans who are largely pastoralists and this have many times affected the traders, traditional elders, and other famous people who are hunted for revenge.