MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Ethiopia’s authorities on Wednesday confirmed twin automobile bombings focusing on a navy base housing its troops in south Somalia forward of deliberate offensive Addis Ababa is anticipated to launch in opposition to Al-Qaeda-aligned insurgents within the neighboring Horn of Africa nation.
“The Ethiopian Protection Forces (ENDF) stopped the attackers of their tracks earlier than they may wreak havoc,” Ethiopia’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs tweeted. “The ENDF neutralized suicide bombers and destroyed weapons for use by the terrorist group.”
Al-Shabaab armed group claimed accountability just some weeks after its fighters had overran a Ugandan Ahead Working Base (FOB) within the city of Bula Mareer, killing dozens of troopers and seizing huge caches of weapons.
The insurgent group stated the primary automobile bomb hit “the headquarters of the native navy command” whereas the second focused a weapons and ammunition warehouse.
The federal government-owned Somali Nationwide Information Company (SONNA) reported that the primary automobile bomb exploded on the entrance of the ENDF base, inflicting “vital harm” and injuring 4 troopers.
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