Saturday December 11, 2021
JOWHAR (HOL) - Five people among them two MPs were injured Saturday in a car bomb explosion at a restaurant in Jowhar town, the capital of HirShabelle state.
Sources said the blast went off at a restaurant in the town injuring five people. One person was also reported to have died during the attack.
The HirShabelle MPs who were injured are Omar Gabow and Yusuf Abdikadir Karani.
The militant group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
The attack comes barely a day after Al-Shabaab fired mortar shells at Jowhar Aiport. There were no confirmed casualties.