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| Seven dead in Mogadishu bomb blasts |
| 2012-05-20 |
| (Sh. M. Network)-At least seven people, most of them soldiers were killed on Saturday in series of kabooms in the Somali capital,Mogadishu, witnesses said. According to witnesses, the first kaboom, which was used a roadside remote-controlled landmine hit AMISIOM convoy traveling at sheik Ali Abdulle area, on the outskirts of Mogadishu, causing an unconfirmed casualties. The second blast, which was also a landmine, occurred at Gubta village, targeting Somali government soldiers based in the area. Five soldiers were confirmed killed in the attack, Locals told Shabelle Media from the scene of the blast Two grenade kabooms rocked early hours on Saturday in the main market of Bakaro, a busy commercial market in Somali capital,Mogadishu which reportedly targeted at Somali soldiers who were pulling down illegal buildings in Bakara market, killing at least two of them. Hospital sources indicated that 10 injured people were admitted in Madina hospital, one female died in the hospital later from her wounds. No group has grabbed credit for the attack so far. |
| Posted by:Fred |