Roadside bomb attack kills 3 security forces, injuries 4 others south of the capital

Mogadishu(Mogadishu24)-At least three Somali Security forces were on Tuesday evening killed and four others injured after roadside bomb attack at an area about 20 kilometres south of the capital Mogadishu.

Security sources confirmed to Mogadishu24 that they lost three soldiers and four others with injuries were hospitalized after one of their armed vehicles ran-over a remote control mine at Celasha-biyaha zone.

Al-Shabaab militants claimed the responsibility for the attack.

Somali National Army and its International Partners pursue offensive operations against Al-Shabaab in several fronts, despite the group's deadly ambush attacks against Government forces.