Iibhombu ezimbini zemoto zibethe ikomkhulu laseSomalia, iMogadishu, amapolisa athi, besongeza ukuba ngabantu abangama-22 abaswelekileyo Ukuqhuma kokuqala kwathiwa kulandelwa yimipu.
Amapolisa athi uqhushumbo lokuqala lwenzeke kufutshane neSafari Hotel, ethe yatshatyalaliswa kakhulu sisiqhushumbisi esinamandla. Abahlanguli basakhupha abantu kumabhodlo. Ihotele ikufutshane neSebe lezangaphandle laseSomalia.
“Yayiyibhombu yelori. Uqhume eK5 Junction, utshilo u-Hussein esongeza ukuba "indawo isatshisa."
Siyazi ukuba ubuncinci abantu abangama-20 babhubhile ngelixa uninzi lwabanye benzakele,” utshilo u-Abdullahi Nur, ipolisa.
“Inani labantu abaswelekileyo ngokuqinisekileyo liza kunyuka. Sisaxakekile sisahambisa iingxwelerha, ”utshilo.
U-Hussein uthe olu dubulo lwenzekile njengoko oonogada babelandela ilori ebikrokrise isikrokro. Ukuqhuma kubonakala ukuba kujolise kwihotele yalapha, wongeze watsho.
"Kwakukho ukuxinana kweemoto kwaye indlela yayizele ngabantu ababemile neemoto," utshilo u-Abdinur Abdulle, umlungiseleli kwivenkile yokutyela ekufuphi. "Yintlekele," wongeze watsho.
AmaNgqina athi olo dubulo lwalandelwa kukudubula kwemipu.
Ukuqhuma kwesibini kwenzeka kwisithili saseMadina, ngokutsho kwamapolisa.
“Yayiyibhombu yemoto. Kubulawe abantu ababini, ”utshilo uSiyad Farah, oyintloko yamapolisa. Wongeze ngelithi umrhanelwa ubanjiwe ekrokrelwa ukutyala iziqhushumbisi.
Ukuqhuma kwenzeke kwiintsuku ezimbini emva kokuba umphathi we-US Africa Command ebeseMogadishu ukuyokuhlangana nomongameli waseSomalia, u-Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.
Akukho qela liye labanga uxanduva kolu hlaselo. Nangona kunjalo, iqela lomlo weAl-Shabab elizinze eSomalia kutshanje lenze uhlaselo kwiziseko zomkhosi nakumaziko esixeko kumazantsi nakumbindi welizwe.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- The blasts took place two days after the head of the US Africa Command was in Mogadishu to meet with Somalia's president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.
- However, the Al-Shabab militant group based in Somalia has recently staged attacks on army bases and city centers across the southern and central parts of the country.
- Police said the first explosion happened near the Safari Hotel, which was largely destroyed by the powerful blast.
