Paul Anthony, a port operator in Somalia has been assassinated at the Bosaso port. Paul Anthony works with the P&O ports which is a subsidiary of the United Arab Emirates’s DP World.
Reports have confirmed that two attackers were deployed to perpetrate the evil action. One of the attackers was captured by security forces was while the other was killed. A journalist who closely followed the insurgency reported that one of the attackers disguised himself as a fisherman before the attack was launched.
Al-Shabaab militants have confirmed being behind the attack. They have undertaken similar assassination attacks on locals and expatriates working in the country riled by insurgent violence. Meanwhile, there was a heavy explosion in the heart of the capital, Mogadishu. A resident of the area is claims the explosion occured in the area around a shopping mall.