Landmine Blast Kills High Tfg Official in Mogadishu

The district commissioner of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia for Hamar Jajab district in Mogadishu has been killed another officials injured after land mine blast targeted to the officials' vehicle traveling around Afisyone the airport, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Saturday.

The transitional government authorities ordered the displaced people around Aden Ade International airport to leave from the areas soon as possible recently and there had been relocating operations continued there.

Witnesses confirmed the death of the district commissioner Ahmed Sheik Mohamed Odawa known as (Qorleh) adding that the deputy security secretary of Banadir region was among the government officials assassinated in the landmine explosion.

Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen claimed the responsibility of the blast.

Maxamed Abdullahi Arig, the spokesman of Banadir region administration had condemned the assassination saying that the rival sides were those who masterminded that explosion caused the deaths of the officials.

On the other hand fighting between the military and police forces of the transitional government troops broke out at the areas around the airport early on Saturday morning before the district commissioner and his convoy headed to the side of Afisyone where he was lastly assassinated in the zone.

Abdullaahi Hassan Barise, the spokesman of the police forces of the transitional government of Somalia was reportedly injured as the clash between the two sides continued.