MOGADISHU, Somalia – At least two soldiers were reportedly killed and three others wounded after their vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device [IED] in Mogadishu.
The blast occurred on Saturday morning in Wahar-Adde village in Heliwa district. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, however, police blamed Al-Shabaab.
The targeted soldiers were part of the police mine detection unit, which uses sniffer dogs.
The attack comes as Somalia marks today Oct. 14, when Mogadishu was hit by the deadliest bombing in history, which left at least 587 people dead and over 350 wounded.
Al-Shabaab was driven out of the capital in 2011 by AU and Somali troops, but the militant was still capable of staging attacks using car bombs targeting key installations and ATMIS.
Mogadishu is witnessing relative calm, thanks to new police forces trained in Uganda, who are in charge of maintaining peace and stability. This helps the recovery of the country.
