Bomb Attack in Somalia Leaves 7 Killed, Dozens Injured

On Thursday, seven people were killed and dozens were injured in a bomb attack targeting the Somali prison chief in the capital Mogadishu.

Mahad Ibrahim Aden, the prison chief, has narrowly survived the attack carried out on the busy Abdi Qasim Road in Mogadishu.

According to eyewitnesses, the blast resulted from a landmine that occurred around the residence of former President Abdikasim along KM4-Tarabunka road in Mogadishu. Traditionally, terrorists have always targeted this road where most security officers are stationed.

Al-Shabaab group claimed responsibility for the attack.

The attack follows a spate of bombing in recent times mostly targeting security officials and civilians.

Since the beginning of this year, the group has carried out at least three major attacks within Somalia. In return, the joint security forces led by the US Africa Command have intensified crackdown against the militants in Lower Shebelle and several other notorious hotspots in the country.

Al-Shabaab still remains a major threat to Somalia's security but the group has considerably lost strongholds such as the Lower Jubba regions which are under the Command of the Kenya Defense Forces. The group is fighting to topple the fragile UN-backed Somalia administration.