Governor makes lucky escape
18/08/2007 21:01  - (SA)  

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Mogadishu - The deputy governor of the Somali capital survived an assassination attempt on Saturday when his car hit a remote-controlled landmine in an attack by suspected insurgents, witnesses said.

Abdullahi Hassan Geney "Firimbi" escaped unhurt from the blast near a police training college in south Mogadishu but another official and two policemen were wounded.

"He is in shock," a close aide told Reuters, asking not to be named. "I believe he was the target. A district commissioner and two police officers guarding them were wounded but Firimbi did not sustain any injuries."

Somalia has been without a functioning government since the fall of military ruler Mohamed Siad Barre's regime in 1991, but violence has worsened since allied Somali-Ethiopian troops ousted Islamist fighters from Mogadishu in December 2006.

Islamist insurgents have stepped up attacks on government troops and their Ethiopian backers to almost daily frequency.

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