Al Qaeda-affiliated Al Shabaab group said on Saturday it has in possession of the drone which the group claimed belonged to the US after it came down in Aaybuutey village near Awdhegle in the Lower Shabelle region, KNN reports.

There was no comment from the Somali government or the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) which has been battling the militant group alongside the Somali National Army.

The US has been carrying out drone attacks against Al Shabaab which have killed senior leaders and intelligence commanders of the group.

A resident Ismail Ali who spoke to Radio Kulmiye in Mogadishu said the drone fell on caused a scare against the locals in the area.