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| Bomb blast at Cafe injures Seven in southern Somalia |
| 2017-05-18 |
| [SHABELLENEWS] At least seven people were maimed, including government officials, in a kaboom at a busy restaurant in southwestern Somalia Monday afternoon, officials said. Isak Abdi Mohammed, district commissioner of the town of Qasahdhere in the Bay region, told Media over the phone that the bomb had targeted local officials. "The bomb was hidden in the restaurant and targeted district officials. Seven people, including two district commissioners and five government forces, were maimed. No one was killed," he said. "The officials injured by the blast are Salah Sheikh Abdullahi, deputy commissioner for finance, and Ibrahim Dahir, deputy commissioner for public affairs," he added. All five government soldiers sustained serious injuries and were rushed to Baidoa Hospital for treatment, said the official. Mohamud Ali, a police officer in Qasahdhere, confirmed the incident to Media adding, "The police launched a security operation we have nabbed two suspects". |
| Posted by:Fred |