A civilian was killed and another one seriously injured after a vehicle carrying them was hit by an IED explosion near Hirshabelle’s Bal’ad town on Monday morning.
Eyewitnesses told Radio Dalsan that a landmine planted on a road hit a Dyna truck carrying a driver and his turnboy.
The driver was identified as Bashir.
Bishar was reported to have died on the spot while the turnboy who suffered serious injuries was rushed to a hospital.
Locals said that the truck left Bal’ad town early in the morning to carry charcoal from the outskirts of the town.
Alshabaab has recently intensified its attacks on the road between Balad and Jowhar targeting government security agents.
