...... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa...bully boyz during an operation in Kismayo
...a port city in the southern Lower Juba province of Somalia, at the extreme southern end of the country (always assuming Somalia can be called a country). It is the commercial capital of the autonomous Jubaland region....
, the southern port city on Saturday.
The regional police seized bombs, including grenades and other bomb-making materials such as wires and electronics, according to the local officials.
The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab group is accused of planning attacks in the town, which serves currently as the interim capital of Jubaland state of Somalia.
Last week, the city was hit by a grenade attack targeted a busy restaurant, killing at least two people and wounding several others, all civilians per police statement.
Despite losing control of the key strategic areas in Somalia following an offensive by the Somali National Army backed by AMISOM forces and US air support.