HE the Director of the Information Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Saeed al-Rumaihi has said that the building of Qatar’s Embassy in the Somali capital Mogadishu has been severely damaged by a car bomb.
The explosion occurred near the embassy building on the K5 Junction on Saturday evening.
Al-Rumaihi said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted the embassy to check on the Qatari diplomats and the managers, as well as the rest of the embassy staff.
He added that the Charge d’affaires was slightly injured in the explosion but he is now in good health, and the rest of the staff are fine.
Al-Rumaihi said that the ministry had contacted the Somali authorities to take all necessary measures to secure the safety of the embassy staff and their families.