The UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) issued a statement on Tuesday, alongside international partners, strongly condemning an outbreak of violence in the capital Mogadishu and urging all sides to “exercise maximum restraint, resume dialogue, and avoid unilateral actions that may lead to a further escalation”.
NEW YORK, USA, April 28, 2021,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-According to media reports, fighting began on Sunday between pro-Government forces and opposition military units after President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed moved to extend his term last week, which had officially ended in February, for another two years.
Reports from Mogadishu said that localized skirmishes have spread to other parts of the country, with fears growing that extremist group al Shabaab could exploit the divisions.
The al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility.
A police spokesman, Col. Abdiqani Mohamed Qalaf, said the suicide bomber tried to drive into the headquarters near the ex-control Afgoye road but was thwarted.
“He could have killed more people if not stopped,” Qalaf said. He said two soldiers and three passers-by were among the dead.
Dr. Hashim Suldan at Medina hospital told The Associated Press they had received 13 wounded people and two of them died on arrival.
Others had serious wounds from shrapnel.
Al-Shabab often targets high-profile areas of Mogadishu, and observers had warned that the al-Qaida-linked group might take advantage of Somalia’s current political tensions to strike again.
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Cyril Ramaphosa made his long-awaited appearance at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, today, in his capacity as leader of the African National Congress.
Somalia on knife-edge as violence hits new high
An attack by al-Shabab extremist group targeting a police headquarters in the capital Mogadishu, killed at least seven people and wounded more than 11 others.
Wednesday 28/04/2021
Somalian security officers secure the scene after suicide car explosion at the Asluubta Prison in Darkenley district of Mogadishu, Somalia April 28, 2021. (REUTERS)
MOGADISHU – Violence hit a new high in Somalia on Wednesday with the al-Shabab extremist group targeting a police headquarters in the capital Mogadishu, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 11 others, police and health officials said.
According to witnesses and officials, a vehicle driven by suicide bomber exploded outside the police headquarters. Al-Shabab later claimed responsibility.