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2022-01-13 Africa Horn
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At least 8 killed in a suicide car bomb attack in Somalia's capital
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[Garowe] At least eight people have been confirmed dead in Mogadishu following a suicide explosion that targeted a convoy within the insecure capital, which has been witnessing several terrorism incidents in recent days.
Eyewitnesses said a jacket wallah driving in a car let 'er rip along the 21st October streets in Waberi district of the capital, just near the busy Aden Adde International Airport, further raising questions about the security of the capital.
Sources claimed the bomber targeted a convoy of "white officials" but their identity is yet to be established. There are several aid workers from foreign countries in Somalia, with some also attached to diplomatic missions.
The al-Shabaab
 ...... the personification of Somali state failure...
terror group has grabbed credit adding that it targeted some "foreigners". The group further said it achieved the target according to its proxy media outlets, which often announce such attacks.
Tens of others were critically injured and have since been taken to various hospitals within the capital for treatment. This is the first major attack by the Lions of Islam this year in the troubled Horn of Africa nation.
Mogadishu resident Mohammed Osman said the shock of the blast hit the walls and roof of a mosque he was praying in nearby, causing massive damage that "I have never seen in my life". It's not clear if the convoy was headed to the airport.
"When I came out of the mosque, I saw several old houses collapsed, body parts on the street, hands, legs," Osman told Rooters. "Destroyed cars, burnt Tuk-tuks (rickshaws); all this mess and loss of lives in a minute, I survived."
The Lions of Islam still control huge swathes of rural central and southern Somalia and have killed thousands of people including innocent civilians, security forces, and government officials. The Lions of Islam were flushed out of the capital in 2007.
Currently, there are talks to have African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Mission having a joint mission with the United Nations
...an organization conceived in the belief that we're just one big happy world, with the sort of results you'd expect from such nonsense...
in Somalia. The current tenure for AMISOM is set to expire in March this year and there are concerns that al-Shabaab can spread wings further in the country.
A large explosion outside the international airport in Somalia's capital killed at least eight people and wounded nine others on Wednesday, a local doctor said.
Dr. Abdulkadir Adam with Medina hospital shared the toll with The Associated Press. Witnesses at the scene said a passing U.N. convoy appeared to be the target in the Mogadishu blast near a checkpoint leading to the heavily fortified airport. 
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