Armed men have taken at least 130 people hostage in Somalia.

In Somalia, armed groups seized seven passenger vehicles en route from Mogadishu to Galkayo. This was announced on Monday, May 12, by the Shabelle television and radio company.

"There were more than 130 people in the stolen cars, including women, children, the elderly and the sick. According to reports, the kidnappers took the passengers to the Nur-Dugle area," the article says.

According to the local government, the seizure of vehicles and the abduction of people may be related to the confrontation between armed groups.

Eastern excess: what the terrorists who hijacked the train in Pakistan demand

The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the incident

Earlier, on March 11, terrorists hijacked a train in Balochistan province. As reported by the British newspaper Daily Mail, the militants took passengers hostage and also wounded the driver.

The Pakistani security forces reported that due to the presence of civilians among the captured people, the rescue operation is being conducted with extreme caution. The security forces reported that the terrorists were using hostages as human shields. According to the latest data from the Reuters news agency, the attackers killed at least 50 hostages.

Later, on March 12, the media reported on the release of hostages from a train seized in Pakistan. It is noted that 28 soldiers were killed during the operation. There were 450 passengers on the train in total.