MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Ten people were killed on Tuesday in an assault on the offices of Somalia’s education ministry and seven attackers were also killed, said a government spokesman. The fatalities include eight civilians and two soldiers, said spokesman Ridwan Haji Abdiweli. Police later secured the Ministry of Higher Education office complex, said Capt. Mohamed Hussein, a senior police officer. The attackers stormed the education ministry’s offices after a suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle at the gate of the complex, opening the way for gunmen to enter, said Hussein. The assault on the walled compound, which also houses other government ministries, is the latest attack by suspected Islamic extremists of al-Shabab…
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Ten people were killed on Tuesday in an assault on the offices of Somalia’s education ministry and seven attackers were also killed, said a government spokesman.
The fatalities include eight civilians and two soldiers, said spokesman Ridwan Haji Abdiweli. Police later secured the Ministry of Higher Education office complex, said Capt. Mohamed Hussein, a senior police officer.
The attackers stormed the education ministry’s offices after a suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle at the gate of the complex, opening the way for gunmen to enter, said Hussein.
The assault on the walled compound, which also houses other government ministries, is the latest attack by suspected Islamic extremists of al-Shabab who are maintaining a series of attacks in the capital on government targets and the African Union forces who are supporting the government.
Smoke was seen rising over the compound and security forces rushed to the scene and ambulances ferried wounded victims to hospitals.
This is not the first time al-Shabab has attacked the government’s education ministry. A suicide car bomber detonated a truck at the education offices in 2011, killing at least 70, mostly students who were applying for scholarships to study in Turkey.
Al-Shabab often accuses the ministry of westernizing Somalia’s education system.
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Suspected Al-Shabab Attack In Somali Capital Mogadishu Kills 10
