Rabu, 03 Desember 2014

4 Killed in attack on United Nations convoy in Somalia

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By Omar Nor for CNN

MOGADISHU, Somalia (CNN) -- A car packed with explosives sped into a United Nations convoy near Mogadishu airport Wednesday morning, claiming at least four lives in the ensuing explosion, police said.


Three of the dead were civilians; one was a security force member, said Police Col. Mohamed Hassan.


"I saw at least two dead bodies lying in a pool of blood on the ground and police arrived soon at the area and began shooting in the air to disperse the crowds," a witness named Sharma'arke said by phone from the scene.


A plume of black smoke could be seen rising from the airport, which also acts as a staging ground for United Nations operations and for the African Union troops on a peacekeeping mission in Somalia.


Two UN vehicles were damaged, a UN official said, but no UN staff were injured.


No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.


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