 Somalia's president, Mohamed Abdulahi Mohamed, said in a televised address that he would drop an attempt to extend his term by two years, bowing to domestic and international pressure after clashes in the capital Mogadishu split security forces among clan lines. Hours earlier, Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Robel had denounced the proposed term extension and called for preparations for a new presidential election. The president's term expired in February but the country failed to hold elections as planned. Earlier this month, the lower house of parliament vowed to extend Mohamed's four-year term by another two years. The Senate rejected a move provoking a political crisis.