Investigators believe the attack on Saturday may in part have been motivated by a desire for revenge for the botched US-led operation in August. This bomb later detonated, possibly set off by remote control or by security officials, without causing casualties, two officials told the Guardian. The bigger truck bomb was detonated at a busy crossroads at least a kilometre from the Medina Gate when it reached a checkpoint where security guards became suspicious. The personnel who tried to stop the truck bomb near the Kilometre Five checkpoint are all dead. The links between the attack and Bariire will raise questions about the tactics and strategy of the campaign against al-Shabaab.

Source: The Guardian October 17, 2017 16:46 UTC