A Somaliland minister has refuted reports that armed forces attacked him in Hargeisa.
Saleeban Yusuf Ali Koore, the Minister of Information, denied ever being attacked by government soldiers.
He called the reports “fake news.”
Rumors flying around had indicated that members of the armed forces attacked Koore at his Hargeisa office because of the Las Anod clashes.
Koore is a close confidant of President Muse Bihi Abdi.
Traditional elders have repeatedly mentioned him as one of the officials playing a role in worsening the Las Anod situation.