Monday, 1 June 2009

Somalia:Government soldiers killed in a roadside bomb in Mogadishu

Mogadishu (Mareeg) – At least five government soldiers have been killed and six others including civilians have been injured after a roadside bomb targeted to a vehicle that government soldiers were traveling near K4 junction Mogadishu, witnesses and officials said on Monday.




Residents said that the explosion was a remote controlled roadside bomb that occurred near K4 junction and targeted destroyed the vehicle killing five government soldiers and wounding five others including passers by civilians in the area.




High rank police officer told Mareeg that senior government officials were traveling

in the vehicle at the time of the bomb attack.




More government troops arrived at the scene where the explosion occurred and dispersed the people of the area.




There is no immediate claim of responsibility, but such attacks are blamed to the Islamist rebels fighting against the government.





Farah Ahmed Mohamed



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