ONE DEAD & FOUR INJURED IN A BOMB BLAST

A bomb blast has left one person dead and four seriously wounded at a tearoom at Halgan location in Hiiraan region in central Somalia on monday.

Reports from the ground show that at the time of the explosion, there were Somali government soldiers and AU troops chatting and having tea and coffee, the local inhabitants verified. The AU troops and the Somali government soldiers a few months ago took control of Halgan from their opponent Al-Shabab. The explosion is said to be a hand grenade which was tossed by a passerby who escaped the scene after the incident.

Courtesy of AMISOM press unit.