Five people have been arrested during a manhunt for the masterminds of Tuesday’s bomb attack that targeted Balad Hawo district commissioner Yusuf Mohamed.
Police in Balad Hawo town near Kenyan border launched the manhunt following the blast that left at least three soldiers wounded.
According to an army colonel in the city, Nuh Osman Hajji, the security authorities “are questioning five people arrested during the operation in connection with the bomb attack at the city’s police station”. Col Hajji told Shabelle Media Network in an interview.
The arrest comes a day after Balad Hawo district commissioner Yusuf Mohamed survived an assassination attempt on his life. A bomb fitted into his car exploded, injuring three of his bodyguards.So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.