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Mogadishu, (insidesomalia.org)-A roadside bomb killed a pregnant mother in the Somali capital Tuesday and wounded four other people, including her two young children, witnesses said.
The dead mother, Ismahan Hussein, was walking along Maka-al-Mukarama Road at the heart Mogadishu when the bomb detonated.
The target of the bomb was an armored truck transporting soldiers and military officers to the Central Bank, security sources said.
The impact of the explosion caused damage to the back of the truck, but none of the soldiers on board was hurt.
Government troops rushed to the scene and sealed off the area, as they searched for the perpetrators of this horrendous crime. No one was arrested.
Hundreds of civilians have been killed in roadside bombings since last year, when Ethiopian troops toppled Mogadishu's Islamic rulers and installed the interim government in the capital.
Meanwhile, government security forces that vacated strategic roads near the capital's main Bakara market returned to their positions later Monday.
Bakara traders and customers said security forces were not stopping people from leaving or entering the market Tuesday morning, but reported a few isolated incidents where soldiers fired bullets in the air to stop some people.
Business has returned to normal in Bakara, with most shops reopening their doors for business after a week of nonstop insurgent attacks.
Source: Garowe Online
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