Update: Two killed among them a Turkish national in Lafoole bomb attack
Source: Hiiraan Online, Saturday January 2, 2021
MOGADISHU (HOL) – Two people have been confirmed dead in the Lafoole bombing along Mogadishu-Afgooye road, medical sources have confirmed.
Medical sources at Erdogan hospital in Mogadishu told journalists one Turkish national and a Somali, both of whom were road workers died in the attack. Four other people among them three Turkish nationals and a Somali were injured.
Sources saida vehicle loaded with explosives blew up near a police station in Lafoole area in the mid-morning.
The militant group which claimed responsibility for the attack has conducted several other killings and bombings aimed at stopping the road construction. Over 80 people were killed in Ex-Control area along the Mogadishu-Afgooye road December 31, 2019.