Somalia: Deadly explosion rocks in Mogadishu

[Deeq A.]

MOGADISHU (Caasimada Online) – Two people have been killed and sveral others injured in bomb explosion in Somali capital Mogadishu.

The explosion went off on Thursday near Ministry of Defense headquarters in the capital, leaving 2 people dead.

The attack was reporedly aimed at targeting a vehicle carrying country’s deputy minister of defense, Abdullahi Olad Roble, according to a witness.

He says Roble sustianed minor injuries from roadside bomb explosion.

There no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosin, but such attacks are often carried out by Al Shabaab.

Al-Shabab has been waging an insurgency in Somalia for more than 10 years.

A 22,000-strong African Union force is in the country to help the government fight the al-Qaeda-linked militants.

The group has been driven out of many urban areas since 2011, however it still controls territory in rural areas and carries out gun attacks and bombings on military and civilian targets.

Caasimada Online
Mogadishu News Desk
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