Daynile deputy DC killed in IED attack

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU:Daynile deputy district commissioner Abdi Mohamed Mohamud was this morning killed in a landmine explosion in Mogadishu.

According to eyewitnesses, a pickup truck carrying the district official drove into an improvised explosive device in Daru-Salam area in Daynile district.

Some of his security guards were also killed while others were injured but there was no immediate information on how many they were.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.