The AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Sunday denied reports that its convoy killed a woman in Albao area, about 20kms northwest of Mogadishu on July 9.
AMISOM said the woman who was only injured by shrapnel from improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Al-Shabaab is recuperating in hospital. “The woman who was pregnant was immediately evacuated to the AMISOM level II hospital, where she received emergency treatment and was later transferred to a local hospital in central Mogadishu, for further treatment,” it said in a statement.
An AU convoy from Albao Forward Operating Base (FOB) ran into an IED, which exploded and seriously damaged one of its vehicles on July 9. “The allegations made by Shabelle Media have been investigated by the Civilian Casualty Tracking, Analysis and Response Cell (CCTARC) and were found to be false,” it said. “Claims that the woman had been killed by AMISOM is therefore malicious and a deliberate move meant to cause disaffection and damage to the reputation of the AU Mission,” it said.
The AU mission said it is always committed to sharing information with the media that would help them write factual stories and correctly inform the people. “AMISOM appeals to journalists to be professional and fair in their reports and desist from misleading the public,” it said.
Source: Xinhua
