Somalia: Presidential Convoy Targeted by Al-Shabab Bomb Attack
Photo: Africanews
March 19, 2025 Hour: 5:41 pm
Soon after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s convoy departed the presidential palace in Mogadishu, it was struck by a bomb blast. Eyewitnesses reported that the explosion may have caused up to three fatalities, though official casualty figures have not been released.
Government sources confirmed that the president was unharmed and continued his journey to Middle Shabelle in southern Somalia to oversee military operations against Al-Shabab.
The militant group, which opposes Somalia’s federal authorities, claimed responsibility for the attack. This marks only the second direct targeting of the president since 2014.
Somalia’s government has intensified its efforts to combat Al-Shabab, which controls parts of rural Somalia and poses a significant threat to the nation’s stability in the Horn of Africa. The attack underscores the ongoing challenges in securing peace and stability in the region.
Autor: OSG
Fuente: EFE-Africanews
