Police officer arrested over Saturday’s deadly suicide bombing in Beledweyne town

Somalia police forces have arrested a police officer after a suicide truck bombing that targeted recently a security checkpoint in Beledweyne, killing at least 36 people and wounding 40 others.

According to the Police, the arrested officer was responsible for the security checkpoint where the car bomb managed to pass through. They stated that the police actively pursued other people but did not name them.

The truck loaded with explosive devices forcefully passed through the government-manned checkpoint to target a taxation and security checkpoint at the former beverages factory building called Horseed as reported by the security agencies.

In response to the incident, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) condemned Saturday’s deadly al-Shabab suicide attack in Beledweyne.