MOGADISHU, SomaliaTwo Ethiopian peacekeepers were killed and four others wounded in a bomb blast in southern Somalia, officials said Tuesday. “The attackers used an improvised explosive device to target Ethiopian soldiers based in Garbaharey. Two Ethiopian peacekeepers were killed and several other people, including soldiers and civilians, are being treated in hospital,” police officer Nour Bashir told Anadolu Agency over the phone. The group also claimed responsibility for Sunday’s suicide bombing in the autonomous region of Puntland targeting the governor of Somalia’s Nugal region. At least one person was killed and four others — including Nugal Governor Abdisalan Hassan Hersi and former Nugal region police chief Farah Galangoli — suffered serious injuries in the attack in Garowe.

Source: Ethiopian News March 31, 2020 11:37 UTC