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| Africa Horn |
| Blast kills 5, wounds 4 in Somalia |
| 2008-03-18 |
| A grenade attack on a local official in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu has killed five people and seriously wounded four others, reports say. A group of gunmen attacked the chairman of Hamar Jajab District with more than 11 hand grenades during which nine civilians were critically injured, Press TV correspondent said adding five of the victims died later. Although the official survived the attack, he said he is going to step down in the next couple of hours. Meanwhile, insurgents shot dead former chairman of Balet Weyne, Ahmed Gobey Awale, and two others as they were en route from Hiiran to Mataban, in Gal Gaduud region. In another development, the head of security forces in Afgoye resigned while still getting treatment in hospital due to injuries he sustained in an insurgent assault. He noted the he had resigned since he did not want to get killed. The official also criticized the government's negligence towards his desperate situation. |
| Posted by:Fred |