Bus hits land mine killing 8, and injuring 6 in Somalia
This file photo shows a section of the road in Mogadishu cordoned off on August 18, 2017 after a car ran over a landmine, injuring six people. On October 22, a bus hit a landmine in the city, killing 8 people and injuring 6 others. PHOTO | FILE | XINHUA
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Local residents said the road, which passes through territory controlled by Somalia's al Qaeda aligned Shabaab group, was rarely used because of security fears.
Earlier this month a huge truck bomb killed at least 358 people in Mogadishu in the country's deadliest ever terrorist attack.
MOGADISHU
At least eight people were killed and six others wounded on Sunday when a bus they were travelling in struck a land mine on a road in southern Somalia.
The incident occurred about 30 kilometres (19 miles) north of the capital Mogadishu.
"A civilian minibus ran over a land mine between Lower and Middle Shabelle regions. Eight civilians were killed in the blast and six others wounded," said Ibrahim Abdulle, a district security official.
AL QAEDA
Local residents said the road, which passes through territory controlled by Somalia's al Qaeda aligned Shabaab group, was rarely used because of security fears.
"There was a significant risk associated with the use of that road, but the driver insisted to use it," said Moalim Mohamed Ise.
Earlier this month a huge truck bomb killed at least 358 people in Mogadishu in the country's deadliest ever terrorist attack.
