Somalia: Roadside bomb blast sparks the casualty of five policemen
Aweys Osman Yusuf
Mogadishu 07, May.07 ( Sh.M.Network) A road side bomb blast caused the casualties of at least five Somali troops on Monday. The bomb exploded as a group of Somali troops onboard a police pickup truck passed by on route to the presidential palace in south of the capital Mogadishu.
Witnesses told Shabelle that five police men who were seriously wounded in the blast were removed from the wreckage. Asho Ali, a witness, said she saw five policemen bleeding after the blast. “I saw five with blood everywhere on their body. At least three seemed dead because they were not moving at all,†she said.
The explosion occurred Aden Adde main road near the president’s house. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. This is , however, the second bomb attack against government soldiers since the government supported by its allied Ethiopian forces got the upper hand over the Islamic insurgents late last month after fierce battle in which more 1,000 civilians were killed and nearly 2400 were wounded.
A convoy of Ugandan troops passed by the route before the explosion happened, according to witnesses. Buildings along the roadside were badly damaged by the shrapnel.
The Somali government was not available for comments over the incident.
Shabelle Media Network Somalia
E-mail us: info@shabelle.net
