4 soldiers killed in roadside bomb in Somalia

Four Somali soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb and two others were injured yesterday, according to reports in Al Jazeera.

The improvised explosive device exploded in the town of Baidoa, south west of the Somalia capital Mogadishu. A unit of soldiers were travelling through Baidoa form the village of Daynunay. The injured soldiers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, a police officer told the Turkish Anadolu Agency.

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Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.

The group carries out frequent attacks in Somalia, in an attempt to topple the Somalia government, push back African Union peacekeeping troops and implement a strict version of Islamic law across the country.