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| Africa Horn |
| Roadside bomb targets Ethiopian army convoy, 6 soldiers killed |
| 2016-04-22 |
| Al shabaab claimed it killed at least six Ethiopian soldiers, including senior military commander in a roadside bomb blast in Somalia’s southern Baay region on Thursday. The land-mine explosion which was planted at Awdinle town tore through a military vehicles carrying Ethiopian soldiers serving with the African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM), according to Al shabaab. The AU mission in Somalia did not comment on the attack and Al shabaab’s claim of killing six Ethiopian soldiers in Awdinle town improvised explosive device (IED) blast. A local resident who declined to be identified said targeted the IED blast targeted army vehicles that were escorting a lorry carrying AMISOM supplies headed to a nearby military camp within the area. The Al Qaeda-linked militants seem to have adopted the roadside landmine tactic beside the frequent car bombs which have also been witnessed in several towns, including Mogadishu in the past few months. |
| Posted by:Steve White |