Undefined Explosive Device (UED)

Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Lower Shabelle, Lanta-Buro area, Somalia on Sat 5th August 2023

5th August 2023

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The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said Friday that two members of Al-Sabah militia were killed when a road bomb, they tried to plant in the Lower Shabelle region, blew up accidentally. The blast took place on the road between area 50 and Lanta-Buro – Al-Sabab’s former stronghold nearly 25 miles (40 km) to the west of Mogadishu, a spokesperson of ATMIS said in statements to the Somali National News Agency (SONNA).

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Lower Shabelle ( Lanta-Buro area )

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