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| Second bomb of Saturday kills 3 in Lower Shabelle |
| 2024-09-30 |
Follow up to this story from yesterday. [Garowe] Twin bomb blasts killed at least three people in Somalia on Saturday, officials said, noting that no group had taken responsibility for explosions in Mogadishu and Lower Shabelle, which also left scores of people critically injured.The first blast targeted a restaurant in Mogadishu, killing at least three people and injuring three others, police said. The blast targeted Gel Doh restaurant in Hamarweyne, officials said, adding that the explosion took place near the National Theatre, which is also somehow close to the Presidential Palace which is frequented by senior government officials and security officers, who might have been the target of the executioners. According to officials, the second explosion was recorded in Lower Shabelle where the Somali National Army, the local militia the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), and the US Africa Command are involved in active operations. The explosion left three people dead and scores injured according to security officials. Although the motives of the two explosions remain largely unknown, the Al-Shabab militants carry out similar attacks in the Horn of Africa nation. |
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