Six Soldiers Killed by Roadside Bomb in Somalia
Attack takes place in Middle Shabelle
region, al-Shabaab claims responsibility for it
At least six Somali government soldiers were killed and four
others wounded when a roadside bomb blast struck a military vehicle in the
Middle Shabelle region on Wednesday, an official said.
Ibrahim Adan, a police officer in the region told Anadolu Agency
over phone that an “improvised explosive blast hit the military vehicle
carrying soldiers traveling from Bal'ad district to a military observation post
in the area.”
Three soldiers escaped the attack and the wounded were
transported to Mogadishu for treatment, he added.
Bal'ad is an agricultural town located 30 kilometers (18 miles)
north of the capital Mogadishu and it is the second largest town in the Middle
Shabelle region.
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