8 injured in landmine explosion in Somalia’s Mogadishu

Mogadishu: At least eight people were injured after a landmine placed along a road in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu went off, police said.

A police officer told Xinhua news agency that the blast took place Saturday near a busy junction of Afgoye.

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“I can confirm that eight people have been injured so far, we will give full details later,” the officer said.

Witnesses said that the blast occurred while a military vehicle was passing by.

“We heard a huge blast at Ex-control Afgoye, but I cannot tell you how many people were killed or injured,” said a witness.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the latest attack but al-Shabab, an Al Qaeda allied terrorist group, usually stages such attacks across the country.

IANS