MOGADISHU (AFP) – At least one person was killed and several others were wounded Wednesday when a car bomb exploded in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, the latest in a string of attacks, police said.
The blast targeted a car belonging to a member of parliament who was not hurt in the attack.
“The bomb destroyed the car of lawmaker Sheikh Adan Mader but he escaped the attack unharmed,” Somali police official Mohamed Ali said. “One civilian was killed and several others injured.”
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents have carried out a series of bombings, attacks and killings in a bid to overthrow the internationally-backed government.
Abdulahi Elmi, a witness who was nearby when the car exploded, said he had seen seven civilians wounded by the blast.
Despite recent infighting inside the Shebab and the loss of a series of towns to a 17,700-strong African Union force, analysts warn the extremist group is far from defeated.
Source: AFP
THAT IS THE SITUATION OF HOPELESS SOMALIA AFTER 23 YEARS OF CIVIL WAR. ALL HAWIYE AFAR-QOOBLE AND DAAROOD-DOOFAAR CLANS CAN OFFER EACH OTHER IS MEHAMS OF DEATH DESTRUCTION. HAWIYE AFAR-QOOBLE (FOU ANIMALS = DONKEYS) R-LEGGED AND DAAROOD-DOOFAAR (PIGS) FAILED TO RECONCILE FOR CONCILE FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES. INSTEAD THEY INVITED FOREIGN TROOPS INTO SOMALIA. THAT IS WHY KENYA AND ETHIOPIA ARE IN FULL CONTROL OF THE DESTINY OF SOMALIS OF SOMALIA. SHAMELESS HAWIYE AND DAAROOD ARE PROUD THAT THEY BECAME SERVANTS OF THE POOREST COUNTRIES IN AFRICA SUCH AS ETHIOPIA AND KENYA. WHAT A SHAME, WHAT A DISGRACE
what the hell are you talking about? Godane is neither Hawiya or Darood but one of your deluded clan (Isaaq)
If you believe godane is behind it then you have issues!
If it isn't Godane, then what is it?
Everyone who stands to gain from the chaos!
From Qatar that is funding Culusow to Eritrea supporting endless wars or Egypt using you like a proxy.
Anyone who benefits from the wars.
Geezer,
Good point these people are either too dumb or in a state of denial.
The leader of al shaydan is from their clan, also the Gaysa regime supported Atom terror org in the Galgala war and when Atom was defeated he fled to Burco and was accepted by the isaaq regime.
diirad,
your point is well taken. no hate for hawiye please but the other is as you described my friend.
good comment.
diirad,
You moron this is a Hawiye city there is hardly any Darod left in xamar as they were ethnically cleansed by hawiye usc militias in 1991.It is your Hawiye cousins who created this chaos since 1991. The mayor of ugandishu is hawiye, the city council members are all hawiye, the police commander of ugandishu is hawiye, the judges are all hawiye, the district commissioners of ugandishu are all hawiye, ugandishu is virtually all hawiye and yet some how you think this is all Darod's fault? good God why must you isaaq swines have to be so retarded can't you people see clear without your clan prism. By the way isn't al shaydan leader from your clan?
Car bombing and suicidal missions that are frequently taking place in Mogadishu are the direct elements of 2 decade plus old foreigner's influence on Somalia's internal affairs. I hope Somalis get their act together for once and collectively boot those troublemaker foreigners out, instead of desperately putting their main focus on Somaliland..
Mogadishu use to be only place Somalis can go and call home not anymore thank god since man with a Donkey claimed Mogadishu it looks it's not going anywhere sooon.
Today Somalis have choices many big cities are coming up two good thing happen since the civil war.
A- No more centralized every thing, Mogadishu will not become Somalis control room.
B- Today there are more educated Somalis then ever before due to migration.
Ugandishu died long before the foreign troops enter Somalia.
This endless war brought by ignorant Hawiya's and Darood's who could care less about the Country of Somalia has go to stop. The terrorists are Hawiya and Darood extremist killing innocent women and children just like Siad Bare (Marxaan Animal Deceased) killed our own during the early 90's late 80's. You are killing over what? What God are you worshiping? How could you live with yourself with blood in your hands? The only way I can describe these people are sub-human apes. Every cell of their DNA needs to be sent a lab for evaluation. The only think I can say….is animals…animals…animals…animals….devil is your hearts…hate is in your mind…trash is what your soul is made of. Gob bless Somaliland:
Hey Aadan Warsangali terrorists not only marexaan also all daroods animals. Hawiye defends against agression not too resposible for terror.
Adam Warsangali,
USE your real name "Adam IID@R"………………………….>
wiil-hir
You idiot they (Hawiye warlords Sharif and Aweys) created this al shaythan terror and is led by Godane your fellow clans man.
Keep hallucinating. The goal is set. Uganda , Kenya and Ethiopia are the colonists.
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This is very sad to read…I never like seeing terrorist acts like this!
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