African Union Troops Kill Six Somali Wedding Guests

Human Rights Watch have called for an investigation after accusing African Union troops of killing six people attending a wedding in Somalia in July.

Witnesses told the group troops from Uganda allegedly killed the wedding guests on July 31 in the port town of Merca after a bomb attack on an AU convoy in Somalia (AMISOM).
"At one house, where the Moalim Iidey family were celebrating a wedding, the soldiers separated the men from the women and shot the six adult men -- four brothers, their father and an uncle," HRW said. "Four died immediately, one brother hid under a bed after being shot but later died, and the father died during the night after the soldiers allegedly refused to allow the family to take him to the hospital."

The AU said it is investigating the allegations, but, along with the Ugandan government, hasn't issued any statements, the BBC reported.

In addition to the six wedding guests, witnesses also told HRW 11 civilians were killed by AU troops July 21 in the same town.
Source: UPI