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The first blast was targeted on a military truck belonging to the Ethiopian forces that was passing Sanca junction in north of the capital. Two Ethiopian soldiers were reportedly wounded in that explosion which resulted from a hurled bomb. Witnesses told Somalinet that a man has thrown a hand grenade bomb from Mark II Toyota car into the convoy of the Ethiopian soldiers. The attackers escaped unharmed. The Ethiopian army cordoned off the area of the blast and began searching for suspects but no one was arrested so far.
Another explosion occurred minutes later around Suuq Bacaad the second biggest market in Mogadishu where the interim government soldiers have gone under attack. Three soldiers have been wounded in the explosion which was a roadside bomb. The security forces sealed off the area.
Meanwhile, a massive and loud explosion rocked the road between K4 square and MogadishuÂ’s Aden Ade international airport with unconfirmed reports saying that at least three persons mainly civilians were killed in the explosion. The explosion could be heard in parts of the capital as details about it are still sketchy. Residents near the airport said that explosion was powerful enough to shake their homes.