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Supporters of ex-al Shabaab leader clash with police in Somalia's Baidoa city, 11 dead

Former al Shabaab leader Mukhtar Robow attends a news conference in Baidoa, Somalia November 4, 2018. [REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo]

At least 11 people were killed in Somalia’s city of Baidoa in clashes between security forces and supporters of a former al Shabaab leader who is seeking election as a regional president, a military officer and an elder said on Friday.

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