Off the wire
• Urgent: 7 injured as blast hit Afghan northern Kunduz city  • Eurozone construction production down by 1.8 pct in February  • Japan's opposition leader urge Abe be cautious on war anniversary statement  • 43 dinosaur egg fossils unearthed in south China  • At least 60 die in fresh airstrikes on Yemen's capital  • Chinese vice president meets Hong Kong delegation  • China Headlines: China's RRR cut positive for real economy  • South-South cooperation important to sustain development efforts of developing countries  • Explosive device found in schoolyard in Georgia  • Pakistan dispatches 8 fighters to escort Xi's plane on state visit  
You are here: 　 Home

UNICEF confirms 4 staff killed in Somalia explosion

Xinhua, April 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

The UN children's fund (UNICEF) on Monday confirmed that four staff members were killed in an attack on a vehicle in which they were riding in Garowe in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland.

"Four UNICEF staff members have reportedly been killed in an attack on a vehicle in which they were riding in Garowe, Somalia. Four other UNICEF colleagues are reportedly in a serious condition, " the UN children's agency said in a statement issued in Nairobi.

According to UNICEF, the improvised explosive device (IED) attack occurred when the staff were travelling from their guest house to the office, normally a three minute drive.

"UNICEF is currently contacting families of the staff, and airlifting the injured. The UNICEF colleagues were an integral part of UNICEF's work in Somalia, dedicated to improving the lives of others," the statement said.

Somalia militants have claimed responsibility for the attack which came after the insurgents killed six Kenyan and Burundi soldiers and wounded over ten over the weekend in separate attacks in southern Somalia. Endi