Six people were killed and 10 injured on Tuesday in a gun battle between rival militiamen in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, witnesses and clan elders said. Militiamen loyal to faction leader Mohamed Quanyareh Afrah clashed with those backing a Suleman subclan of Habar Gidir near the Bar Ubah junction of south Mogadishu.
Technicals are modified pick-up trucks used by Somali militiamen as heavy weapon carriers.
Witnesses said support for both militias poured into the area and a fierce firefight soon erupted. Most of the victims were civilians, they said. Somalia has been without central government since the overthrow of Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991 and is controlled by clans. Elders said the latest fight stems from tensions over cattle rustling.