At least three Somali military soldiers were reported to have been killed and several wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in the country's southern Lower Shabelle region. Residents said a remote-controlled landmine struck an army convoy carrying Somali special forces at Warmahan area as they were en route to the Balli Doogole Airbase in the region.
Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, which was the latest of its bombings targeting Somali and AU military convoy traveling on the road linking Mogadishu to Baidoa.
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