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Mogadishu — At least 3 people have killed and more others wounded after heavy fighting and shelling that separately happened at Ma'ma'anka and Kahda neighborhoods in Derkenley district in Mogadishu, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Tuesday.

A resident told Shabelle radio that several mortar shells were targeted to the residential areas in Kahda village in Derkenley district, killing 3 people, injuring more others.

Most of the people wounded were civilians and rushed to hospitals in the capital.

On the other hand clash between the transitional government troops has broken out at around checkpoint at Ma'ma'anka neighborhood in Mogadishu.

The fighting between the two sides came as some of the government troops started banditry actions against the civilians which caused more others TFG soldiers from the administration to fire the other who were committing the banditry actions.

No casualties were reported so far during the fighting.

How ever the situations of the warring zones returned normal on Tuesday afternoon.