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| Africa Horn |
| Mog blast causes police casualty |
| 2007-05-08 |
| (SomaliNet) A roadside bomb damaged a police pickup truck near the presidential palace in Mogadishu causing human casualties, reports say on Monday. The attack was aimed at the Ethiopian backed Somalia interim government. The casualties were policemen who were removed from the car as witnesses confirmed to Somalinet. “I saw five men with blood everywhere on their body. At least three seemed dead because they were not moving at all,” said Asho Ali, a resident. The incident happened around 12:50pm local time in Wardhigley neighborhood when a big explosion rocked the area. No one has claimed the responsibility of the blast so far. Shortly after the blast government soldier cordoned the area firing shots in the sky to disperse the crowds. Unconfirmed reports say that the fired shots killed two persons around the area. No one has been arrested for the bomb but the security forces began searching houses and cars near the scene. The city enjoyed relative calm after insurgents were defeated a week ago. Most of southern Somalia is now under the control of the interim government. |
| Posted by:Fred |