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| Africa Horn |
| Waves of explosions kill civilians in Mogadishu |
| 2007-02-08 |
| (SomaliNet) At least three people have been killed and ten others were wounded in separate explosions that rocked the Somalia capital on Wednesday night – as there has been wide spread of insecurity in Mogadishu with killings and kidnapping seem rising. Several series of explosions could be heard in parts of Mogadishu carried out by unknown militiamen. Two civilians have been killed and three others were injured in Al-Baraka village of Hodan neighborhood in southwest Mogadishu after a mortar round has slammed in their house. All the victims are in one family. The dead and the injured include young children. The explosions started around 3:15 pm local time as many residents have terrified in the attacks. Separate explosion that happened near the main sea port in the capital caused the injury of four other civilians, two of them critical after a mortar shell had landed on a house. “We have no access to rush the wounds to the hospitals because of insecurity and we are requesting the transitional government to allow us to take the injured people to the clinics,” Mohamed Nor, one of the residents residing near the seaport complained. “If we don’t reach the wounds to the hospital immediately they might die for bleeding.” So far it is not yet known who were behind the latest attacks and supplying the rockets. Three other persons were reported to have been wounded in rocket attack at Lafa-weyn hotel in north of the capital where unidentified gunmen launched rocket propel grenades. Witnesses told Somalinet that the attackers have fired four RPGs at the hotel and then exchanged gunfire with the guards of the hotel which houses some of the government officials. Since the interim government took the power of the Somalia capital one month ago, it has been target of attacks launched by supporters of the ousted Islamist movements. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Typical Islamist action : surrender to us or we will blowup your children. So, since the Ethiopians and Somalis kicked the Islamists out of Somalia, the Islamists start the terrorism up with bombings in Mogadishu. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2007-02-08 01:44 |