Roadside bomb kills three soldiers at Somali checkpoint north of capital
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MOGADISHU -- At least three Somali soldiers on a ordnance-clearing mission were killed on Monday by a roadside bomb just 90 km north of the capital, from where Islamists militants were routed six years ago.
Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack at a checkpoint on the outskirts of the town of Shalanbood in the Lower Shabelle region.
"We went out of town in search of bombs but one had been planted right on the spot where we were based," regional military official, Mohamed Nur, said.
"The blast killed three of my colleagues and injured four others," he told Reuters.
