Somaliland minister's home attacked with grenade

HARGEISA, Somalia Mar 31 - The home of a Cabinet minister in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland was attacked by unidentified men, who hurled hand grenades into the home before escaping, according to the minister.

Abdi Hassan Buni, Minister of Relations with Houses of Parliament, said no one was wounded when the grenades hit a part of his home in Hargeisa, the separatist republic's capital city.

The attack took place around midnight Sunday, with Minister Buni telling journalists that he was present at the house along with three Ministry employees.

He stated that a part of the house was damaged in the explosion, which he said shook the ground.

Minister Buni said he had no idea who attacked his home, adding that he will await the police investigation.

Mohamed Dubad, chief of police in Somaliland, said today that three suspects are in custody and are being questioned at police headquarters.

He did not disclose of any possible motive for the bombing.

Hargeisa, Somalia's second-largest city, is the seat of power for the country's separatist leaders, who unilaterally declared independence from Somalia in 1991 after warlords expelled the national government from Mogadishu.

No country in the world has recognized the Republic of Somaliland.

Source: Garowe Online