One person was killed on Saturday by a powerful explosion at the offices of the United Nations Mine Action Service in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, sources said."UN officials told us that explosive devices they were carrying in one of their cars exploded, killing the driver of the vehicle," Abdi Mohamed, a security official in the Somali government, told AFP.
The explosives had been collected or retrieved in the Somali capital earlier in the day to be destroyed.
A UN official speaking on condition of anonymity said the explosion was not due to an attack.
"Explosive devices collected in Mogadishu exploded in the car a few minutes before their destruction inside the (neighbouring) Amison compound, he said, referring to the African Union peacekeeping force.
A witness, Muktar Isa, said "the explosion was very strong and it destroyed part of the compound's wall".
The UN Mine Action Service manages a demining programme and works to raise awareness of the dangers of landmines.
Its compound in Somalia is located near Mogadishu airport, one of the areas considered the safest in the war-torn country as it is the base of a 9,000-strong force of African Union peacekeepers. Source
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