Seven civilians killed, scores wounded in Djibouti clashes

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AFP Nairobi
Last Updated : Dec 22 2015 | 5:43 PM IST
At least seven civilians were killed and scores of people wounded in clashes in Djibouti, the foreign minister said today, insisting the situation was now under control a day after the violence.
"Medical authorities recorded seven people dead," including six men killed by machete cuts and one young girl killed by a bullet, Djiboutian foreign minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf told AFP by telephone.
At least 23 civilians and 50 police officers were wounded, he added.
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First Published: Dec 22 2015 | 5:43 PM IST

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