The UN said on Tuesday that at least 20 people had died in clashes between security forces and clan members in the self-declared Somaliland republic, doubling a prior toll, and called for an investigation.
“At least 20 people have been killed, and an estimated 119 others injured in Las Anod — among them children — in fighting between the security forces and members of a local clan,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said in a statement.
“I am concerned by reports that the clashes are continuing today with additional claims of new casualties,” he said. — AFP
