Somalia: Ethiopians soldiers killed in roadside bomb blast in Mogadishu

Somalia: Ethiopians soldiers killed in roadside bomb blast in Mogadishu

Aweys O. Yusuf Mogadishu 28, June.07 ( Sh.M.Network) Two Ethiopian soldiers were reported killed so far on Wednesday after an Ethiopian and Somali military convoy hit a roadside bomb near Ramadan Hotel in north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Witnesses said they saw two Ethiopian soldiers who were killed by the blast. The Ethiopians and the Somali soldiers opened fire following the blast which rocked north Mogadishu around 7: 50 A.M. local time, witnesses said. “They were two military pick-up trucks and a mixture of Somali and Ethiopian troops were onboard. When the bomb blew up four soldiers fell off the second car. Two were wounded and two others were dead,” said a grass seller, who asked to remain anonymous because he was afraid of reprisal. The witness said the two who died in the blast were Ethiopians, indicating that he was only 10 meters away from the incident area. Shabelle reporter, Hirabe, who went to the area where the explosion took place, said a large number of Ethiopian troops sealed off the area. He said two shop owners near the scene were also wounded. Surge of bomb explosions against the government and the Ethiopian forces in Somalia multiplied since the T.F.G. imposed curfew on the volatile city. Mayor of Mogadishu, Mohammed Dheere, laid blame on what he called foreigners in Somalia supported by the remnants of the Islamic Courts for carrying out the bomb blast in the capital. Also five civilians were killed and 8 were wounded after unknown gunmen threw two grenades at Somalia military convoy which was passing near Mogadishu’s Bakara market yesterday. Shabelle Media Network Somalia