At least 8 killed in landmine explosion in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – At least eight people including six children were killed on Sunday when a modified auto-rickshaw struck a landmine in Somalia.
The incident took place between the village of Jicibow and the town of Bulaburde in Hirshabelle state.
Ibrahim Abdi Ali, a security official in the town of Jowhar, the administrative capital of the state, said the victims were two families traveling together to their farms.
Speaking to Türkiye’s Anadolu news agency he said a landmine was planted by the terror group al-Shabaab near the road.
“A father, a mother and six children from two families were tragically killed today by a landmine that the terrorist (group) al-Shabaab planted near the road. It is heartbreaking and tragic to even talk about this,” he said.
Bulaburde is located 220 kilometers from the nation’s capital, Mogadishu.
Although local officials blamed al-Shabaab for being behind the roadside bombing, no group has claimed responsibility so far.
The incident comes as the Somali National Army backed by international security partners conducted ground and aerial operations against al-Shabaab on Sunday.
The government claims that these operations killed over 40 terrorists, including ringleaders.
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