Somalia bomb disposal experts face down fear to save lives
Somalia police unit for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) detonates a controlled explosion of recovered mines on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia on May 27, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS
Wearing a bulky protective suit and helmet, Mohamed Ahmed inches towards the truck where explosives wired to a mobile phone have been planted in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.
Fortunately for Ahmed, a police officer, this is a training exercise, and the device is a dummy.