MOGADISHU, Somalia — A defense official in Somalia says a roadside bomb in the country's semiautonomous northern region has killed two people, including an infantry division commander.tribal enclave of Somaliland authorities defense minister Saleban Warsame Guled says two remote-controlled bombs were used in the attack that killed Osman Yusuf.After the first blast, Yusuf went to the attack site to investigate. Guled says a second explosion then went off, killing Yusuf.The attack comes only days after the powerful militant group al-Shabab, which is concentrated in southern Somalia, threatened to attack the northern region of tribal enclave of Somaliland authorities and other countries in the Horn of Africa, including Uganda and Kenya Islamists Terrorist From somaliland Somalia The Amir (leader) of Al-Shabaab Mukhtar Abdurahman aka Abu Zubayr,Targets His Hometown Somaliland at least 5 high commanders of Sol administration have been killed and several others including civilians have been wounded in Las Anod town in Sol region after land mine explosion targeted to their vehicle there in north Somalia, witnesses told TF.SF on Sunday.Locals said that the blast was very big and was a remote controlled saying that it was targeted to a high senior officisls’ small truck as it was traveling in the centre of the town killing 5 of them including the chief of the army of Sol region Colonel Af-dillo.“The blast could be heard all areas in the town. It was heard all areas. We also got shocked when it occured because it was very very big. At least 5 high commanders of Sol administration died there more others were wounded. Some of them were civilians. It was a luxury vehicle (Ronnet),” one witnesses said. people including 4 senior officials and civilians injured around where the explosion occurred adding that all the wounded ones were rushed to the main hospital of the town.Reliable source also said that the explosion had also affected another military truck (Abdi Bile) which was traveling after the commanders’ vehicle but no was casualties was reported from it adding that more troops from Sol administration had reached at the scene where the blast happened in north of the country. www.google.com
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Somalia bomb attack kills military commander
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A defense official in Somalia says a roadside bomb in the country's semiautonomous northern region has killed two people, including an infantry division commander.tribal enclave of Somaliland authorities defense minister Saleban Warsame Guled says two remote-controlled bombs were used in the attack that killed Osman Yusuf.After the first blast, Yusuf went to the attack site to investigate. Guled says a second explosion then went off, killing Yusuf.The attack comes only days after the powerful militant group al-Shabab, which is concentrated in southern Somalia, threatened to attack the northern region of tribal enclave of Somaliland authorities and other countries in the Horn of Africa, including Uganda and Kenya Islamists Terrorist From somaliland Somalia The Amir (leader) of Al-Shabaab Mukhtar Abdurahman aka Abu Zubayr,Targets His Hometown Somaliland at least 5 high commanders of Sol administration have been killed and several others including civilians have been wounded in Las Anod town in Sol region after land mine explosion targeted to their vehicle there in north Somalia, witnesses told TF.SF on Sunday.Locals said that the blast was very big and was a remote controlled saying that it was targeted to a high senior officisls’ small truck as it was traveling in the centre of the town killing 5 of them including the chief of the army of Sol region Colonel Af-dillo.“The blast could be heard all areas in the town. It was heard all areas. We also got shocked when it occured because it was very very big. At least 5 high commanders of Sol administration died there more others were wounded. Some of them were civilians. It was a luxury vehicle (Ronnet),” one witnesses said. people including 4 senior officials and civilians injured around where the explosion occurred adding that all the wounded ones were rushed to the main hospital of the town.Reliable source also said that the explosion had also affected another military truck (Abdi Bile) which was traveling after the commanders’ vehicle but no was casualties was reported from it adding that more troops from Sol administration had reached at the scene where the blast happened in north of the country. www.google.com
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