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MOGADISHU, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- At least 28 people were killed and dozens more were wounded in fierce clashes between opposing sides in a central Somalia town, residents and medics said on Saturday. The fighting has been continuing sporadically since Friday but clashes became more intense on Saturday as forces from the regional state of Puntland battled with local militias in the central Somalia town of Galkayo, 750 km north of the Somali capital. Residents said that most of the dead and injured were combatants from both sides but several local civilians were also affected by the fighting and were taken to the local hospital. It was not clear what triggered the flare up of the fighting. "We know 28 people died in the fighting and dozens more got injured including civilians because they are fighting among the people and that is causing most of the casualties," Dahir Farah, an elder in Galkayo, told Xinhua by phone. Medics at the central hospital in the town confirmed the figures and said they were receiving dozens of people mostly civilians injured in the cross fighting. The hospital staff said they were overwhelmed by the number of the wounded admitted for treatment of bullet and shrapnel wounds. Puntland authorities said their forces battled with militias linking to the militant group of Al Shabaab which mainly operates in southern Somalia, but reports indicate they fought with local clan militias. Meanwhile in Mogadishu, Somali government announced that a much anticipated UN-sponsored national consultative meeting will kick off in the Somali capital. The meeting will be attended by Somali government representatives and local leaders as well as a key faction fighting the Islamist Al Shabaab group in central Somalia. The three-day meeting is expected to address the transitional tasks that need to be completed during the next 12-month mandate of the current government. The consultative meeting delegates will set up a roadmap for the drafting of a national constitution, completion of the reconciliation with willing opposition members, and the conducting of a national census that will lead to free and fair election next year. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Stainless Steel Sanitary Tubing , China Carbon Steel Boiler Tube, and more. For more , please visit Alloy Steel Seamless Pipe today!
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