Somalia: Roadside Blast Targets Defense Minister's Convoy in Kismayo

A land-mine blast struck a military escorting convoy carrying Somali defense minister Gen Abdulkadir Sheikh Ali Dini near the airport of Kismayo town, reports said on Thursday.

Somali defense minister escaped unhurt in the bomb explosion, according to witnesses. No group has taken credit for the IED attack on the minister's motorcade.

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