Police defuse landmines in Beladweyne

Somali police forces have defused and dismantled a bomb planted on a roadside frequently used by SNA and AMISOM forces, police official.

Issack Ali Abdulle police commissioner said that the landmines could have claimed the lives of innocent civilians, blaming Al-Shabaab for the terror bid.

“Our security forces have defused several landmines planted by Al-Shabaab fighters,” said Abdulle.

He noted that security teams have peacefully averted potential attack from the discovered landmines.

Abdulle said no arrest has been made in this connection.

He also called on individuals who may have any information on crime activities or any intelligence on possible attacks to inform the relevant authorities reassuring them their identities will remain sealed and in confidence.

Al Shabaab fighters who are fighting government officials as well as AU peacekeeping troops in Somalia have in the past carried out a series of attacks mostly associated with planting landmines.