Two Somalian cities struck by
bomb attacks
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| A general view shows Somali policemen at the scene after suicide car bomber drove into a checkpoint outside the port in Mogadishu |
At least four people died in a bomb attack in the Somali
city of Baidoa, and a car bomb in the capital, Mogadishu, wounded several
police officers.
By Vatican News
Four people were killed in a restaurant in the Somalian city
of Baidoa when a landmine was detonated by remote control early Saturday
morning. Several other people were wounded in the attack.
Although there was no immediate claim of responsibility, the
al-Shabbab militant group has previously targeted the city.
Saturday morning also saw a suicide car bomb attack in the
capital, Mogadishu. Local authorities said the bomber broke through a security
checkpoint near the gates of the motor vehicle imports duty authority
headquarters near the city’s port. Police officers then opened fire on the
vehicle, which exploded outside of the main gates of the facility.
Five police officers were wounded.
Somalia has seen civil strife since the early 1990s, when
dictator Siad Barre was overthrown and forced into exile. Since 2008, the
al-Shabbab group has been fighting to overthrow the central government.
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