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| Howlwadag DC wounded in Mogadishu |
| 2007-08-19 |
| The Howl-wadag district commissioner in south of the Somalia capital Mogadishu was wounded in roadside bomb attack that targeted his vehicle on Saturday ? as the Wardhigley DC escaped from grenade bomb explosion, local security official said. Yusuf Geelle Elmi and two of his body guards were injured when they convoy hit a remote controlled roadside bomb near the police academy in south of the capital, according to the Howlwadag deputy district commissioner Ahmed Mohamed Yusuf. The DC admitted to the Medina hospital where he is now being treated. Mr. Mohamed denied that the deputy Mogadishu Mayor Abdulahi Hassan Firimbi was injured in the explosion saying he was safe. Also, the district commissioner of Wardhigley Hassan Ali Mohamed known as 'Hashash' has escaped from grenade bomb attack that targeted where he was standing with his security men near Bakara market today. The incident came as the security forces were conducting search operations in parts of Wardhigley neighborhood. "Unidentified man sneaked through a group of young men who I was telling them to stop moving during the search for weapons and then threw two grenade bombs at me, one of it exploded far place from me but the other failed to detonate, I was very lucky because the bomb rolled between my legs as it went defused," said Ali Mohamed. The forces opened fire in all directions to find the attackers but no one was arrested for the latest bomb attacks. Meanwhile, witnesses said an exchange of gunfire between government soldiers and local militants killed a woman who was selling a kiosk outside Mogadishu's biggest market. |
| Posted by:Fred |