MOGADISHU, Ramadan 4, 1435, Jul 1, 2014, SPA -- Militants shot dead three Somali soldiers in the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, Reuters reported. Sheikh Abdiasis abu Musab, al Shabaab's spokesman for military affairs, said they carried out the attack in the southern Mogadishu district of Afarta Jardiin. "We have shot dead nine government soldiers in Mogadishu since Ramadan started. We shall continue and intensify the operation," abu Musab said. The group had previously said its gunmen shot dead three people on Sunday and killed another three government employees on Monday in two separate bomb blasts. The government and African Union peacekeepers have stepped up security to try to stop the Ramadan attacks by al Shabaab. --SPA 15:17 LOCAL TIME 12:17 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w