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A RCIED targeted a vehicle of an explosive expert from the Puntland security forces. The attack took place in Qorofo, between Yalho and Karin around 90km S of Bosasso on the main road to Garowe. One Puntland officer named Gaash Nuur Shire Cali Xagar (Majeerteen/Osman Mohamoud) was killed and three other soldiers were injured. The vehicle had no police logos. The IED was reported to have been remotely detonated by a mobile phone. The Puntland vice Minister of Security and DDR Mr. Abdirizak Hared and the Bari police commander Mr. Osman Hassan Afdalow reached the site after the explosion and took command of search operations in the area. |
