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Several blasts at a popular open-air market in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu killed at least 10 people and left many others injured on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the blasts but Islamist group Al Shabaab frequently carries out bombings in Somalia and elsewhere.
Several blasts at a popular open-air market in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu killed at least 10 people and left many others injured on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the blasts but Islamist group Al Shabaab frequently carries out bombings in Somalia and elsewhere.
Bakara, Mogadishu’s largest market, teems with traders and is where most residents buy their food, clothes, medicine, electronics, and other items daily. A series of blasts went off, destroying many shops. Three nurses at Erdogan Hospital in Mogadishu stated that over 20 injured people had been brought to their facility.
It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the blasts but Islamist group Al Shabaab frequently carries out bombings in Somalia and elsewhere. The government was not immediately available for comment.
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Al Shabaab has been battling Somalia’s federal government and an African Union (AU) mandated peacekeeping force for years seeking to establish a new government based on its interpretation of sharia law.
