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New army chief escapes Suicide attack in capital
[SHABELLENEWS] The newly appointed Somalia’s military chief Gen Mohammed Ahmed Jimale Irfid has narrowly escaped a suicide car kaboom in Mogadishu on Sunday, April 9.Witnesses said a bomber drove his explosives-laden vehicle a convoy that General Irfid was traveling in the vicinity of the country’s defense ministry headquarters in the capital. The blast destroyed a bus ferrying civilians after missing the General’s convoy. Al-Shabaab ...  Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda..., the Al Qaeda-linked holy warrior group grabbed credit for the attack. The passenger bus was completely destroyed by the powerful bomb, killing all on-board. So far, at least 15 people were reported to have been killed in the blast. Pictures taken from the scene showed a pool of blood under the vehicle and burning debris littered on the ground following the suicide kaboom. The army chief was returning from a handover ceremony held at the defense ministry compound, where to took power from his predecessor at the time of the attack. Posted by: Fred 2017-04-10 |
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