Five Al-Shabaab lost their lives while attempting to blow up water well.
The five terrorists had attempted to destroy a well in Beledweyne on Sunday night when their plan backfired causing an explosion that killed them.
They were killed in the incident that took place in Tarashanta village.
The village lies between Beledweyne and Halgan in Hiiraan.
Reports indicate that they had already set up an improvised explosive device (IED) at the site only for the bomb to explode before they left.
The incident is the second one of this kind in the last week.
Earlier, another group of Al-Shabaab terrorists died when the IED they were planting on a Bardhabaq road exploded killing them on the spot.