Saturday, March 27, 2010
Regional government spokesman Mohamed Abdullahi who talked to reporters confirmed the death of Qoorleex adding that after the landmine blast government forces cordoned off the whole area and made house to-house search.
“Our forces have arrested some suspects who are being questioned for their role in the blast that killed the district commissioner,” the Banadir regional spokesman told reporters.
He said that the region’s deputy governor Warsame Mohamed Hassan has also been wounded by the landmine explosion which occurred as government forces were engaged in an operation to demolish hundreds of houses near Mogadishu airport.
Meanwhile, the Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabab militants have claimed responsibility for the explosion.
“The Mujahideens have carried out the successful attack against the western-proxy government officials and more other attacks will follow,” the group said in an emailed-statement Saturday.
Source: APA