Sunday, February 3, 2013

Bomber in the Office by Jared Brown

A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the Mogadishu office of Somalian Prime Minister Abdi Farah ShirdonBut eyewitnesses said a security guard was killed while trying to fight off the bomber. The blast shattered windows of nearby buildings and left two others wounded, witnesses said.No one claimed responsibility for the attack and it was unclear if Shirdon was in his office during the time of the attack.Shirdon, an economist who used to run an import business in neighboring Kenya, was named prime minister in October.When he accepted the position, Shirdon told the parliament that his government will do more to ensure the security of the country and to fight against terrorism and piracy.Somalia plunged into chaos after dictator Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown 21 years ago. Following his ouster, clan warlords and militants battled for control, sparking a civil war and mayhem nationwide.The nation since then has mostly been under a shaky transitional federal government. No group immediately took responsibility for the attack.

Hopefully Shirdon wasn't in his office during the explosion. It's crazy that people in office who are trying to help their country get their lives threatened because they aren't doing things right according to people who aren't even in office.

4 comments:

  1. http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/29/world/africa/somalia-pm-office-attack/index.html

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  2. That is terrible. I really hope that Shirdon wasn't in his office during the bomb. I can't believe the poor security guard died because he wanted to protect the office. At least he died protecting someone else by doing his job. I don't understand why people have to act violent because they don't like what is happening, politically, at the time. Not everyone always agrees with everyone, but we all deal with it, knowing that a good decision will come along soon. I hope this doesn't happen again.

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  3. I really respect the security guard as well. This is so sad and I hope all the violence stops soon.

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  4. The sad thing is that these things will never cease to happen, even for generations to come.

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