IED

IED event in Galmudug, Qaayib area, Somalia on Mon 7th November 2022

7th November 2022

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Somalia’s largest telecommunications company, Hormuud Telecom, says one of its centers and a telecommunications tower have been destroyed in an explosion in Qaayib, a village in the Galmudug state of Somalia.The company said a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) destroyed the center and tower on Monday.“It’s with great sadness to inform our customers that a VBIED attack destroyed our site in Qaayib, a village in Galgudud region today,” the company said in a tweet. Galgudud is a region within the larger Galmudug State.It’s with great sadness to inform our customers that a VBIED attack destroyed our site in Qaayib, a village in Galgudud region today.Almost 14,000 people lost access to the company's services including EVC Plus, the only payment method in the area.click??https://t.co/paJZJCMIec pic.twitter.com/JSmADVtNmO— Hormuud Telecom (@Hormuud) November 7, 2022

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