MOGADISHU, Somalia Jan 16 (Garowe Online) – A huge blast in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu targeted an Ethiopian a Woyanne army convoy as it drove through a major intersection Wednesday, killing seven soldiers on board, witnesses reported.
The Ethiopian Woyanne convoy left the old pasta factory when the hidden landmine exploded in Yaaqshiid district, targeting an army transport truck full of soldiers.
“I saw soldiers on the ground and many others shrieking…there was a lot of smoke,” said witness Abdulkadir, who lives in the vicinity.
Ethiopian Woyanne army reinforcements rushed to the scene and fired bullets into the air to disperse crowds. Unconfirmed reports said a young boy was wounded in the subsequent gunfire.
Today’s deadly explosion follows fierce overnight battles in parts of Mogadishu, especially around Industry Road, where Somali-Ethiopian -Woyanne soldiers stand guard around the clock.
There were no confirmed reports on casualties from last night’s battle, since most civilians have fled the area, but area residents told Garowe Online they could hear loud explosions and the ceaseless exchange of gunfire.
Suspected insurgents, armed with rockets and grenades, initiated two separate attacks on the same position, starting at around 7pm local time, sources said.
Government officials did not provide details from the battle, but one official privately claimed that government troops “killed some insurgents and captured others.”
The Somali government and its Ethiopian Woyanne military backers have faced a deadly insurgency in Mogadishu, where roadside bombings and rocket attacks have become common since the beginning of 2007.
FORUM | 3 Comments
The responsibility of these tragic incidents goes to the Weyane regime and its supporters.Let them burn in hell
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January 16th, 2008 at 5:12 PM
WHY..WHY..WHY so much unnecessary death and destruction? Is there no one that could stop this madness before it gets copletely out of hand? Isn’t there one weyane that could say enough is enough for this thuggish adventure in the name of Ethiopia? All I see is Meles head getting bolder and his stomach bigger; all I see is Seyoum Mesfin head getting bolder and his stomach getting bigger; all I see is Bereket Simon his nose bigger and bigger; all I see is Ms.Freizer getting fatter as the innocent people of Ethiopia being slaughtered day in day out around Somalia. As the blood shed with Eritrea was not over why are they causing another blood shed again? People of Ethiopia please raise up and say enough for these stooges!
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January 17th, 2008 at 11:47 AM
Tariku,
i need you to revise your message and redirect it to the authorities who are responsible for the affair of our involvement in Somalia. we do not need to say go to hell, they are our brothers.
thank you.
yigermal
01.17.2008
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January 17th, 2008 at 6:39 PM