A government official says that about 20 armed Islamic extremists attacked a prison in northern Somalia in an attempt to free prisoners.

An official in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland said on Saturday that prison guards repelled the attack on Friday night in which two guards were wounded.

The official said al-Shabaab militants were suspected of carrying out the attack in Bossaso. The official insisted on anonymity because he’s not an official spokesman.

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