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Two people wounded in hand grenade attack in Beledweyne

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Two people wounded in hand grenade attack in Beledweyne
Monday September 12, 2022

Two people wounded in hand grenade attack in Beledweyne

Mogadishu (HOL) - A government soldier and a young girl were wounded after suspected al Shabab militants threw hand grenades at a security checkpoint in the Bundaweyn neighbourhood in Beledweyne on Sunday evening.

According to an eyewitness, the girl was injured after a blast hit her front gate, which was located next to a checkpoint.

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No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but security officials blamed al Shabab.

At least three police officers, including mine sweepers, were injured after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb on the road leading to Ugaas Khalif airport in Beledweyne on Sunday.