Somalia’s Deputy Military chief on Sunday morning narrowly escaped a bomb attack in the capital Mogadishu. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
An explosion hit in Hodan district of Mogadishu has reported casualties. According to witnesses, the roadside bomb exploded near the former Turkish embassy in Mogadishu, it is believed the target was a military officials.
Somalia’s Deputy Military chief on Sunday morning narrowly escaped a bomb attack in the capital Mogadishu. Initial reports say he escaped injury, but witnesses say two military guards riding in the convoy were killed and one another injured.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but Alshabab had previously carried out similar attacks in the region. Al-Shabaab militants are fighting in Somalia to overthrow the federal government for over a decade.
The group was driven from Mogadishu by Somali National Army backed by 20,000 AMISOM peacekeepers in 2011 but they still carry out assassinations and bombings targeting security official, civil servants, AMISOM and sometimes civilians.
By Hussein Jama
February 28, 2021
