{"id":9560,"date":"2022-01-16T21:23:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T21:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/?p=9560"},"modified":"2022-01-24T08:37:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T08:37:21","slug":"somali-govt-spokesperson-wounded-in-suicide-bomb-attack-in-mogadishu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/2022\/01\/16\/somali-govt-spokesperson-wounded-in-suicide-bomb-attack-in-mogadishu\/","title":{"rendered":"Somali gov’t spokesperson wounded in suicide bomb attack in Mogadishu"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOGADISHU —<\/strong> Somalia’s government spokesperson was wounded on Sunday in an explosion at a road junction set off by a suicide bomber in the capital Mogadishu, police and the national news agency said.<\/p>\n

The al Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab, in comments on its Andalus radio station, claimed responsibility for the attack on Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu, who was rushed to hospital and reported to be in stable condition.<\/p>\n

At the scene of the blast, the remains of the suicide bomber were scattered on the groundclose to Moalimuu’s four-wheel-drive vehicle with its back windows blown off.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Mohammed Hussein Roble, in whose office Moalimuu works, called the bombing an “odious terrorist attack” in a statement on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Nasra Bashir Ali, state media special correspondent in Roble’s office, tweeted that the bomber targeted Moalimuu as he was passing in his vehicle, and that his injuries were not life-threatening.<\/p>\n

Al Shabaab frequently carries out gun and bomb attacks on Somali security and government targets, but also on civilians.<\/p>\n

It aims to topple the U.N.-backed central government and impose its own harsh interpretation of Islamic law. It also carries out attacks on African Union peacekeeping troops.<\/p>\n

Source: Reuters\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Origin: View original<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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