
Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
April 24, 2007
Posted to the web April 24, 2007
Aweys Osman Yusuf
Mogadishu
A car bomb exploded at the Ethiopian military base in Afgoi district, 30 km south of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday. Number of casualties is still unknown, according to Shabelle reporter, Mayow in the district.
Mayow said the sounds of the explosion could be heard in the entire district. Witnesses told Shabelle that a suicide bomber in pick-truck crammed with explosives forcefully entered inside the army camp where the explosions took place.
Two bomb attacks were targeted at an Ethiopian convoy passing in the main road linking the capital to Afgoi in the past. This, however, is the third suicide attack against Ethiopians since the fighting between Ethiopian troops backing the transitional government and Islamic insurgents along with clan militias started late last month.