MOGADISHU -Heavy explosion has targeted to a convoy of African Union peace keepers known as AMISOM around Maka al-Mukarama road in Mogadishu, where they have a base and damaged one of their trucks, on Tuesday. convoy came under a roadside bomb attack and it slightly damaged one vehicles, AU not suffer any casualties,” said AMISOM spokesman Maj. Barigye Bahoko.The blast occurred on the main road Maka-al Mukarama which connects the presidential palace and K4, a base of Ugandan peace keepers in Mogadishu. Insurgents Al-shabab Terrorist claimed the responsibility of the explosion attack and said that they have inflicted casualties to the AMISOM troops in Mogadishu.It is the first blast attack against AU peace keepers since the Ethiopian soldiers withdrew from the Somali capital Mogadishu.Only 3,400 of peacekeepers contributed by Uganda and Burundi less than the promised number of 8,000 are in the capital.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
al-shabaab Terrorist targets AMISOM
MOGADISHU -Heavy explosion has targeted to a convoy of African Union peace keepers known as AMISOM around Maka al-Mukarama road in Mogadishu, where they have a base and damaged one of their trucks, on Tuesday. convoy came under a roadside bomb attack and it slightly damaged one vehicles, AU not suffer any casualties,” said AMISOM spokesman Maj. Barigye Bahoko.The blast occurred on the main road Maka-al Mukarama which connects the presidential palace and K4, a base of Ugandan peace keepers in Mogadishu. Insurgents Al-shabab Terrorist claimed the responsibility of the explosion attack and said that they have inflicted casualties to the AMISOM troops in Mogadishu.It is the first blast attack against AU peace keepers since the Ethiopian soldiers withdrew from the Somali capital Mogadishu.Only 3,400 of peacekeepers contributed by Uganda and Burundi less than the promised number of 8,000 are in the capital.
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