Mogadishu – At least two Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers were killed and five others wounded on Thursday in a roadside bomb explosion in southern Mogadishu, witnesses said.
“A heavy explosion hit the Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers as they were inspecting suspected mines off Maka Al Mukarama road,” eyewitness Mohamed Farah said.
“I saw two dead soldiers and five others wounded. The soldiers then sealed off the area and civilian movement was restricted,” he added.
“One of the soldiers was inspecting the roadside with a stick when the explosion went off. He was torn to shreds and several other soldiers were wounded by the shrapnel,” said Ali Yare, another witness.
On Wednesday, three aid workers — a Somali and two Italians — were kidnapped by gunmen south of Mogadishu, the latest in a spate of attacks and kidnappings targeting humanitarian workers.
In an interview to Britain’s The Guardian published on Thursday, Eritrea-based Islamist leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys vowed to continue the armed struggle until Ethiopian Woyanne troops leave Somali territory.
Talks between the Islamist-dominated political opposition and the Western-backed transitional government were launched in Djibouti earlier this month, under the aegis of the United Nations. But Sheikh Aweys dismissed the UN as a partial mediator, leaving opposition ranks divided ahead of the resumption of talks later in May.
Source: AFP
5 thoughts on “Heavy explosion hits Woyanne soldiers”
Those are our soldiers (Ethiopian) Elias. You may hate the woyane government but don’t you have shame to call and belittle them as woyane soldiers? Do you think these soldiers had an option to become anything but soldier? Do you think they would have refused to come to the US if they had got the opportunity?
Let’s be realistic and have a fear of GOD.
Shame on you brother!!!!!
DANIEL:
if it thinks like Woyane, acts like Woyane, terrorises like Woyane, it is WOYANE.
daniel,dont say these are our soldiers.evenif they are our brothers,they are killing their own brothers.they are meles body guards.how come they are our soldiers?. look what they did to so many inocent people .if they truely believe that they true ethiopian soldiers,they have every opportunity to liberte their own ppl.but they are more than happy to be accomplice of tplf.they are on the way of ethiopan ppl freedom .now they cross to the somali and killing inocent childern and women.they are not better than NAZI soldiers. because they dont have any thing to eat,is that ok to kill their own brothers?. most of the nazi soldiers gave the same reply when they were question about killing six million ppl in concentration camp.these soldiers have sold their soul to fill their stomach.they are not better than animals.shame on theem.
Answer to no one ,Musilini solders invade ethiopia.We say Italians invade ethiopia.Wayane solders invade somalia they are ethiopians ,specialy from oromo,amhara,and others nationals,the tigreans the are in the HQ few of the are dead very,few.mind you are truly chauvenist,you close your mouth when the meles wayane solders kills and rape womens and old mens,if you wont be a mercenary you are welcomed by meles with a grade of
elias i think youare absolutely right,those soldiers are woyannes,may be we can callem Meleses soldiers. The word ethiopian was given for those who struggled for eth unity,freedom,honour,etc…. not for these bandas