 (SomaliNet) Former defense minister of Somalia and a member of the parliament Barre Aden Shire ‘Hirale’ has been wounded in a bomb explosion aimed to kill him, local official said on Wednesday. A roadside bomb hit his convoy as he was driving near Bardhere town in Gedo region. Bare Hirale escaped an assassination attempt on his life, according to Mohamed Abdikarim, a local official. He was taken to a local hospital where he is now being treated. No group has claimed the responsibility of the bomb attack. Three months ago, Mr. Barre was fired from the post of the defense minister after the TFG blamed him for not doing his work properly. |