...... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa...turbans, who control swathes of rural central and Southern Somalia.
Witnesses said the earth-shattering kaboom targeted Nur Doob Hotel within the busy city, leaving at least five people including two women critically injured. The explosion has since been confirmed by the police in the busy city. This is the second terrorist blast in the same area since last month.
Although no group has taken responsibility for the attack, the al-Shabaab turbans are known for such cowardly acts within the Horn of Africa nation which is struggling with instability for the last couple of years despite stringent security operations.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has also pledged to intensify the fight against the turbans, arguing that he's keen to ensure all sources of revenue for the group, which enables them to wage attacks across the country and even outside the borders.
Recently, the US has also been supporting the ongoing fight against
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Transition Mission [ATMIS] in the country who have been also critical in the fight against turbans, and the team is set to remain in the country for the next three years after which, they will hand over security responsibilities to Somali forces.
Shabelle Media adds:
A security official in Jowhar city says a kaboom killed one person and maimed four others on Sunday morning.The blast was used in an explosives-laden NOHA car that went off at Noor Doob hotel, the scene of the July explosion that killed several people and maimed MPs and ministers.
Eyewitnesses said the earth-shattering kaboom took place when the police closed the road for security reasons. There are damages caused by the earth-shattering kaboom.
There is no statement from the Hirshabelle State regarding the attack and the damage caused, and no group grabbed credit for the bombing.