Al-Shabaab terrorist group killed three Somali soldiers in Lower Shabelle

At least three Somali 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, Somali newspapers reported on Wednesday.

Al-Shabaab terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack, which was the latest of its bombings targeting Somali and AU military convoys traveling on the road linking Mogadishu to Baidoa.