The district commissioner of Bulobarde, Ahmed Mahad Nur, vowed to rebuild city’s terrorist-damaged bridge after yesterday bombing.
In an interview with VOA Somali service, Nur described two men riding the motorcycle drove it onto the bridge exploded which led to partially damage the strategic bridge.
He said one of the men jumped off before the explosion while the second one detonated the explosive-laden motorcycle and died in the blast.
Nur added the man who jumped was shot and killed by security forces. He said troops seized two other motorcycles laden with explosives.
In separate terror blast in Jalalaqsi, officials said the two explosions were coordinated and intended to destroy the two bridges were also happened.
“They wanted to bring down the two bridges at the same time,” Siyad said. “It’s the most crucial bridge between the central and southern regions,” added.
