Somalia: two journalists injured in explosion of a mine

Somalia: two journalists injured in explosion of a mine

Two journalists were injured on Monday following a landmine explosion in the town of Qabno in central Somalia, Anadolu Agency reported, citing a security source.

According to the source, the blast was caused by a landmine laid beside a road.

The landmine targeted a car carrying two journalists in the town of Qabno.

The victims includ the director of local television Hirshabelle, Khaled Muhammad Othman, and the television correspondent, Abdul Karim Shabello.

No party had yet claimed responsibility for the bombing.

But the Al-Shabaab movement often claims responsibility for such attacks.

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