At least 61 Al-Shabab extremists were reportedly killed in a powerful explosion yesterday at a bomb-making facility in southern Somalia.
“A powerful explosion took place in the Al-Shabab-controlled town of Alfoto,” a senior security source told the radio station. “It was caused by a car bomb that was being prepared in a house used by Al-Shabaab to prepare explosives and booby-traps. The whole building was destroyed.”
According to reports, one of those killed was Ahmed Sharif (“Abu Bilal”), an Al-Shabab commander who holds Afghan nationality and supervises the preparation of car bombs. Yemeni national Khaled Kasi was also killed.
The government forces have vowed to intensify security operations in the central and southern regions until the insurgents who have conducted terror attacks to kill and maim innocent residents will have been wiped out from the region.
