Somali government airlifts victims of Jowhar’s bomb attack to Mogadishu for further medical treatment 

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The Somali Federal government on Sunday evening airlifted some of the victims who were wounded in the Jowhar bomb attack to Mogadishu for further medical treatment.

A Somali government delegation led by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management Khadija Mohamed Diriye was at standby to receive the victims at the Aden Abdullahi airport.

According to the region’s State president Ali Gudlawe, three people, a soldier and two civilians were killed and 7 others including two regional ministers were wounded in the Sunday terror attack.

HirShabelle spokesperson, Da’ud Haji Irro said that the regional Minister of Women and Health was among those wounded in yesterday’s explosion.

A truck loaded with explosives was driven into a hotel known as Nur Dob, usually frequented by Hirshabelle State government officials.

Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they had targeted the hotel where the region’s senior officials were staying.