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| Africa Horn |
| Somalia: Ethiopian convoy attacked, civilian casualty |
| 2007-08-23 |
| (SomaliNet)An Ethiopian convoy has gone under attack in north of the Somalia capital Mogadishu on Wednesday as the insurgent groups continue targeting the government interests with bombing and killing. Witnesses told Somalinet that local militants threw grenade bombs at the convoy that passing Suuqa Xoolaha village in Huriwa district where the Ethiopians responded with the gunshots. Two civilians were confirmed dead and four others were wounded in bomb explosions but it is not yet clear the exact casualty on the Ethiopian soldiers. Three of the wounded were women. The Ethiopian troops sealed off the area and began searching for suspects but no one was arrested so far. In another incident, the house of Wadajir district commissioner, Ahmed Daaci was attacked last night by unknown gunmen. Daaci told the local media that a grenade was hurled at his home on Tuesday evening. He said no one was hurt. Witnesses said his bodyguards opened fire at every direction after the incident. Meanwhile, local medical sources say that 32 civilians were wounded in the violence in Mogadishu since last week, eight of them died of the wounds. |
| Posted by:Fred |