#Somalia 🇸🇴: Al-Shabaab (part of #AlQaeda) carried out mortar strikes against Presidential Palace in #Mogadishu.
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Militants seemingly used 60mm M2 pattern mortar with possible #China-made 🇨🇳 T-63 HE mortar bombs. pic.twitter.com/XFgqYXgPeD
| Shabelle Media reports: |
The mortar attack took place in key areas in the Warta-Nabada district close to the heavily fortified presidential compound, with initial reports suggesting the victims were civilians.
The Somali Security forces have arrived at the site and launched an investigation, though no group has yet grabbed credit for the assault.
The strike comes as security in Mogadishu has been gradually improving in recent months, despite ongoing political instability and security concerns.
| Garowe Online adds: |
The shells landed in the Warta Nabada and Bondhere districts, according to Aden Osman, a witness from the nearby Shibis area. He told Garowe Online that a Koran school teacher and an elderly woman were among those seriously injured and were rushed to hospital.
Somali security forces swiftly cordoned off the area, imposed movement restrictions, and opened an investigation into the type of mortar used in the attack, officials said.
No group has yet grabbed credit for the assault. The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab
... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...holy warrior group, which has waged a 16-year insurgency against the Somali government, has a history of carrying out similar attacks targeting key government sites.