Six killed in Shabab attack on UAE’s Somalia mission convoy
At least six people have lost their lives in a bomb attack by the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militant group targeting a convoy from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy in the Somali capital city of Mogadishu.
Police officer Abdukadir Hassan said that four civilians were among the fatalities of Wednesday’s assault while six others were injured, some of whom are in serious condition.
Hassan further noted that no UAE diplomats were wounded in the al-Shabab bomb attack.
In a statement posted on its website, al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the bombing, saying its members “carried out a successful attack on a delegation” from the UAE.
Meanwhile, Abdi Dahir, a Somali security official, said that the bomber rammed his car into a pick-up truck, causing a heavy explosion and leaving casualties.
Abdulahi Yasin, a witness to the incident, noted that he saw “the dead bodies of two people, and there were several wounded soldiers.”
United Nations envoy to Somalia, Nick Kay, also condemned Wednesday’s bombing as an "utterly cruel terror attack” against the UAE in Somalia.
Other sources put the number of the fatalities at 10.
Somalia has witnessed deadly clashes between government forces and al-Shabab elements since 2006. The militants have been pushed out of Mogadishu and other major cities in the African country by government troops and the African Union Mission to Somalia, which is largely made up of troops from Uganda, Ethiopia, Burundi, Djibouti, Kenya and Sierra Leone.
The al-Shabab militants have, however, continued to wage attacks in Mogadishu despite being driven out from their bases in the seaside city in 2011.
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