First Ever Car Bomb goes off in Mogadishu. Or not.
Terrorists kill themselves, Somalia minister says
Somali’s deputy defense minister Salad Ali Jelle said on Sunday that today’s car explosion, which killed four people was a big loss faced by what he called the terrorist groups hiding in the capital. Mr. Jelle told the local media tonight that terrorists killed themselves when a car filled with explosives went off in Mogadishu. “Today’s car bomb was a great loss to terrorists hiding in the capital. They failed to attack the interim government... they lacked the technical know how to fix the explosives, therefore it is a big blow to all terrorists in Mogadishu,” said Jelle. “The government is aware of the activities of the Islamist remnants and will hunt down them,”
First ever maybe, but they evidently didn't have beginner's luck:
It is the first ever car bomb that happened in the capital. One of the pedestrians got wounded in the blast.
Toyota: The choice of discriminating terrorists the world over.
The car, which was Toyota Corala(sic), has exploded near the main soccer stadium in Mogadishu around 1:10pm local time.
Here's where the 'or not' part comes in:
There are conflicting reports on what caused the explosion. Some reports say that the blast was caused by a roadside bomb planted by insurgent group while other sources say that the car exploded itself. But later reports say that armed men who were on a passing van hit a rocket propel grenade at a small car where all the four men burnt to ashes and were beyond recognition.
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