Gunfire erupts inside the main prison in Somalia's Mogadishu-witness
- Country:
- Somalia
A loud burst of gunfire erupted inside the main prison in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Monday, a witness told Reuters.
"I can hear the gunfire from inside the central cell block. I am in a separate room and I do not know what is happening," Mohammed Nur, an inmate at the prison, told Reuters.
A senior police officer who did not wish to be named confirmed the incident, without giving any details.
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