Galkayo – A Somali military official was killed on Saturday in bomb blast in Somalia’s central town Galkayo.Col. Abdi Abdullahi Mohamud has died after a man reportedly wearing IED blew himself up near a Military vehicle.
An early report says the blast killed Mohamud and two others as over six other soldiers have sustained injuries.
Mohamud served as transport officer at the Prime Minister’s office before he was appointed to lead a training base in Galkayo town.No group has yet claimed the responsibility for the attack though Al-Shabab militant group carried out similar attacks in the past.Somali National Army (SNA) has not yet commented on the attack.
Breaking News
- GlobalRaila Odinga dies in India after cardiac arrest
- BusinessStocks skid, gold jumps as investors shun risk
- GlobalTop 10 African countries by mineral reserves in 2025
- GlobalTrump says he will send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if war with Russia not settled
- GlobalPatrick Herminie of Seychelles’ main opposition party wins presidential election
- BusinessTurkey, US draft new roadmap to reach $100 billion trade goal
- BusinessEU pledges 11.5 billion euros of investment in South Africa
- GlobalNorth Korea’s Kim urges military to become ‘invincible’
- LocalSomalia Puntland government seizes foreign boats fishing illegally on the coast of Bari region
- GlobalPresident Biya, the world’s oldest African dictator is seeking an eighth term in Cameroon