Blast kills senior security officer, injures 12 others in central Somalia-Xinhua

Blast kills senior security officer, injures 12 others in central Somalia

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-01-16 21:39:45

MOGADISHU, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- A senior Somali security officer was killed and 12 others wounded in a suicide car bombing in Halgan district, central Somalia, Monday, the military confirmed.

Jamal Ahmed Jama, the commander of the Criminal Investigations Department in Baladweyne town, was killed in the attack while the injured were civilians, authorities said.

Chief of Defense Forces Odowaa Yusuf Rage said the vehicle laden with explosives detonated in the Halgan area, about 75 km south of Baladweyne. Rage, who made the announcement in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, said the injured have been rushed to hospitals after the attack claimed by al-Shabab.

The latest incident occurred two days after more than 10 people were killed in two separate attacks in Jalalaqsi and Bulaburte, in the Hiran region of central Somalia.