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| Africa Horn |
| String of explosions rattles Mogadishu |
| 2013-09-05 |
| MOGADISHU -- A string of blasts rocked Mogadishu on Wednesday evening, Garowe Online reports. The first explosion was reported from an area near Aden Adde International Airport after armoured troop carriers transporting Somali police forces waded into a minefield. Witnesses said, volleys of gunfire followed the blast as nearby Somali government forces cordoned off the vicinity. Residents also reported the occurrence of five blasts in several districts. According to witnesses unidentified militiamen hurdled grenade into the residency of Somali Police Chief Gen. Sacid whose home is situated at a distance of few KMs from Sayidka junction. Bulo Hubey neighborhood, Bakara Market, KPP and Hawlwadag jucntions also witnesses similar explosions. Nobody claimed the responsibility for the apparently coordinated explosions but Al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab group previously carried out numerous terror attacks including coordinated assassinations, military-style ambushes and car bomb explosions. Immediate casualties were not reported. |
| Posted by:Steve White |