ANKARA (AA) – Turkish, Somali and Azeri nationals were killed Wednesday when unidentified assailants targeted a school vehicle in the Somali capital.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry condemned the “vicious” attack in Mogadishu in a statement, saying its embassy is monitoring the conditions of a number of Turkish citizens who were also in the vehicle.
In earlier reports, Somali police sources said that gunmen attacked a school minibus that was carrying Turkish children living in Somalia.
The same sources added that the Somali driver and a translator were killed in the attack while other Turks were injured and taken to hospital.
Author Mahmoud Barakat
[Photo: Turkey has been involved in Somalia for sometime. Last year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Somalia. In the photo he is seen (R) giving presents to a child after they attended the inauguration of Turkey – Somalia Training and Research hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia on January 25, 2015. Photographer: Kayhan Özer/Anadolu Agency]
