Somalia government forces and opposition clash in Mogadishu over delayed election

Somali government troops and opposition supporters have exchanged gunfire in Mogadishu in street clashes that broke out during a protest march over delayed elections.

Demonstrators, including some Somali soldiers, said they had been attacked first by the government forces.

Residents reported sporadic shooting and said rocket-propelled grenades had also been fired.

The violence, which followed fighting overnight, had subsided by Friday afternoon (local time).

But it fuelled concerns that the military could split along clan lines.

It could…