At least 36 killed in central Somalia fighting: elders

MOGADISHU (AFP) – At least 36 people were killed and more than 60 wounded Friday in fighting between pro-government militiamen and hardline insurgents in central Somalia, local elders and medical sources said.
"The death toll is rising by the hour. We found 36 dead bodies in the contested areas and we are now burying them," local elder Abdullahi Adan Bashir told AFP.
"We have buried 12 bodies near Dhaa village and are still burying 24 others. They were all combatants," Moalim Ali Weheliye, another elder, said.