Car bomb kills two soldiers outside Mogadishu

At least two people have been killed and several others wounded in car explosion at security checkpoint in the outskirt of Somalia’s city, Mogadishu.

A local resident in Siinkadheer locality which lies some 15 kilometres northwest of Mogadishu said that a minus packed with explosives went off at the checkpoint killing two of the soldiers checking the van and left injury of three others.

No group claimed the responsibility for the bombings but Al-Shabaab which wants to overthrow Somali government had previously attacked check vehicles loaded with explosives on several place in and out Somalia’s capital city, Mogadishu.

Despite losing the control of many towns to the hands of Somali forces backed by AU troops, the group still carries out deadly attacks on Somali government institutions, military bases, hotels as well as troop contributing countries in East Africa.