We heard two big explosions and then we saw clouds of smoke rising from near the bases of al Shabaab near the Al Hayaat hospital, Keise Osman, a resident of Elasha, told Reuters.Another resident from Lafole, close to Elasha, said she heard the first two blasts and then a third explosion nearby.We are in shock. We do not know if they are shells from the African Union (AU) forces or missiles from a warplane, Shukri Farah said from Lafole.The al Qaeda-linked insurgents said artillery fired by the AU’s AMISOM peacekeepers had struck Elasha town, hitting a civilian car and narrowly missing the hospital.An AMISOM spokesman said there had been no shelling on Saturday by its troops.Al Shabaab are also battling a military offensive by Kenya, which has carried out frequent air strikes on militant bases. If this was a Kenyan bombardment it would be the closest site to the coastal capital their shelling has come in the three-month-old campaign.Kenya’s military spokesman was not immediately available for comment.
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