Militants have kidnapped two United Nations workers in Somalia.
They were taken from a compound in the town of Hudur, north-west of Mogadishu, by Islamist insurgents, said a United Nations official.
The official said the two men - from Sweden - were working for the UN's de-mining body, Mine Action.
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A resident said there were fierce exchanges of gunfire between the insurgents and security forces in Hudur.
The district commissioner was injured in the attack and a bodyguard killed, Hassan Mohamed told the AFP news agency.
(BBC)
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