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Al-Amriki, "The American," Reportedly Killed in Al-Shabab Attack in Mogadishu

Al-Britani, "the Brit," also killed--both had a falling out with the Somali AQ affiliate

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Two top Islamist militants, from the US and UK, have been killed in Somalia after falling out with al-Shabab, witnesses have told the BBC.

Omar Hammami, known as al-Amriki, and Osama al-Britani, a British citizen of Pakistani origin, are said to have died in an early-morning attack in a village south-west of the capital, Mogadishu.