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Nine killed in Mogadishu suicide bombing
[AlAhram] The bombing was claimed the by al-Qaeda linked al-Shabaab ...... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all ofwhich have enough problems without them...Islamist group, which has been fighting to topple Somalia's federal government since 2007 and has carried out waves of attacks Nine people, most of them members of Somalia's security forces, were killed in a suspected suicide kaboom at a checkpoint in the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, police and witnesses said. The attack took place near a checkpoint frequented by the security forces, police officer Mohammed Ali said. "There are still investigations going on but with all indications so far, a jacket wallah caused the blast," he said, adding that six members of the security forces and three non-combatants were killed and 11 others maimed. Related: Mogadishu: 2021-09-01 Uganda says a 2nd suspected suicide bomber in Lokech funeral still hiding Mogadishu: 2021-09-01 Somalia records two pirate attacks along Indian Ocean, lowest in 27 years Mogadishu: 2021-09-01 Turkey trains first female officers to join Somalia's police Posted by: trailing wife 2021-09-15 |
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