KISMAYO, Somalia -- At least two persons including an African Union soldier (AMISOM) in the southern Somali port of Kismayo were killed in a roadside explosion Wednesday, Garowe Online reports.One AMISOM soldier and one civilian bystander were killed after a roadside explosion occurred along a main road commonly used by AMISOM convoys, local reports said. The explosion also wounded three other civilians and Al Shabaab militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing.
Jubaland soldiers opened fire following the roadside bombing on AMISOM convoy in Kismayo, but it was unclear how the fired bullets wounded three Somali journalists.
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Jubaland administration is yet to comment on this incident but Kismayo based journalists condemned the shooting.