{"id":7268,"date":"2021-01-03T22:04:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T22:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/?p=7268"},"modified":"2021-01-09T20:24:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T20:24:12","slug":"twin-bombings-kill-3-injure-8-in-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/2021\/01\/03\/twin-bombings-kill-3-injure-8-in-somalia\/","title":{"rendered":"Twin bombings kill 3, injure 8 in Somalia"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOGADISHU —\u00a0<\/strong>At least three people were killed and eight others wounded in twin bombings in southern Somalia, officials said Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

The attack targeted a security checkpoint in the town of Bal’ad, Middle Shabelle region. The casualties include soldiers.<\/p>\n

Ali Moalim Hassan, a local police officer, told Anadolu Agency over the phone that the first attack killed two civilians who were near the scene.<\/p>\n

“Both attacks were roadside bomb blasts. The first attack killed two civilians and the second bomb exploded after security forces reached the bomb site, killing one soldier,” Hassan said.<\/p>\n

The injured soldiers were transferred to a hospital in the capital Mogadishu for treatment.<\/p>\n

Bal’ad, is an agricultural town located 30 kilometers (18 miles) north of Mogadishu.<\/p>\n

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.<\/p>\n

The attack comes a day after a suicide bomber targeted a road construction project site in Lafole, Lower Shabelle region, that killed at least five people including two Turkish nationals.<\/p>\n

Somali-based Al-Qaeda affiliated group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack.<\/p>\n

Source: Anadolu Agency\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Origin: View original<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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