The blast which resulted from an improvised bomb [IED] planted on the main highway linking Mogadishu to Afgoye district in Lower Shabelle region.
A witness said the bomb destroyed a military vehicle carrying soldiers from the region and heading to the capital.
After the blast, the soldiers opened fire randomly at a nearby crowd, killing a passer-by civilian.
There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, but, such incidents on the streets were previously carried out by al-Shabaab
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