Mogadishu Car Bomb Kills at Least 30, Dozens Injured DMT.NEWS
At least 14 dead, several hurt in car bomb in Somali capital
- published: 27 Mar 2018
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(22 Mar 2018) At least 14 people were killed and 10 others wounded in a car bomb blast near a hotel in Somalia\'s capital, Mogadishu, Somali officials said on Thursday. Captain Mohamed Hussein said the explosion occurred near the Weheliye hotel on the busy Makka Almukarramah road. The road has been a target of attacks in the past by the Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabab, the deadliest Islamic extremist group in Africa. Most of the casualties were passers-by and traders, Hussein told The Associated Press. The toll of dead and wounded was announced by security ministry spokesman Abdulaziz Hildhiban. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the blast. The group frequently attacks Mogadishu\'s high-profile areas such as hotels and military checkpoints. Thursday\'s blast comes almost exactly a month after two car bomb explosions in Mogadishu shattered a months-long period of calm in the city, killing at least 21 people. The Horn of Africa nation continues to struggle to counter the Islamic extremist group. Concerns have been high over plans to hand over the country\'s security to Somalia\'s own forces as a 21,000-strong African Union force begins a withdrawal that is expected to be complete in 2020. The US military, which has stepped up efforts against al-Shabab in the past year with dozens of drone strikes, has said Somali forces are not yet ready. You can license this story through AP Archive: https://ift.tt/37frzw9 Find out more about AP Archive: https://ift.tt/1CUvJt1...
At least 14 dead, several hurt in car bomb in Somali capital
- published: 27 Mar 2018
- views: 119
(22 Mar 2018) At least 14 people were killed and 10 others wounded in a car bomb blast near a hotel in Somalia\'s capital, Mogadishu, Somali officials said on Thursday. Captain Mohamed Hussein said the explosion occurred near the Weheliye hotel on the busy Makka Almukarramah road. The road has been a target of attacks in the past by the Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabab, the deadliest Islamic extremist group in Africa. Most of the casualties were passers-by and traders, Hussein told The Associated Press. The toll of dead and wounded was announced by security ministry spokesman Abdulaziz Hildhiban. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the blast. The group frequently attacks Mogadishu\'s high-profile areas such as hotels and military checkpoints. Thursday\'s blast comes almost exactly a month after two car bomb explosions in Mogadishu shattered a months-long period of calm in the city, killing at least 21 people. The Horn of Africa nation continues to struggle to counter the Islamic extremist group. Concerns have been high over plans to hand over the country\'s security to Somalia\'s own forces as a 21,000-strong African Union force begins a withdrawal that is expected to be complete in 2020. The US military, which has stepped up efforts against al-Shabab in the past year with dozens of drone strikes, has said Somali forces are not yet ready. You can license this story through AP Archive: https://ift.tt/37frzw9 Find out more about AP Archive: https://ift.tt/1CUvJt1...
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