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| Africa Horn |
| Rocket missed Ethiopian convoy but injures 2 civilians |
| 2007-02-09 |
| (SomaliNet) At least two persons have been seriously wounded in an ambush attack in Mogadishu, Somalia capital on Thursday. Unidentified gunmen have launched an ambush attack on Ethiopian military convoy that was passing the road of Tarabunka Square in south of Mogadishu. The attackers fired Rocket Propel Grenade at the convoy but missed the target and hit civilian Toyota pickup that was passing near the convoy. The incident took place around 7:40 am local time, which terrified the nearby villagers, mostly internally displaced people. The Ethiopians responded with gunfire spread to the area but injured no one. They cordoned the area cutting off the road. Witnesses told Somalinet that water tanker that belongs to the Ethiopian forces was damaged by the RGP explosion. The attackers escaped unharmed. The latest attack came hours after waves of artillery explosions rocked the capital killing five civilians and wounding ten others. The explosions resulted from guerilla-style attacks aimed at the positions of the allied forces of Somalia and Ethiopia. The attacks following comments made by the deputy defense minister Salad Ali Jelle saying that his security forces have confiscated large quantity of weapons and explosives with their militiamen in a house located in Mogadishu suburb. Mr. Jelle said the detained men were among the elements that are responsible for the attacks against the interim government and itÂ’s back up Ethiopian forces. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I wonder who's training them, the Pali's or did Hek sneak some boys down? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-02-09 08:35 |