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37 Killed In Al-Shabaab Suicide Bomb Attack In Somalia's Capital
An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu killing 37 people and wounding scores more, officials said on Saturday, in one of the deadliest strikes in the East African country in months.
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Al Qaeda Ally Claims Responsibility For Somalia Blast That Killed 90
Islamist group al Shabaab on Monday claimed responsibility for a bomb blast in Mogadishu that killed at least 90 people over the weekend while Somalia said a foreign government that it did not identify helped plan the attack.
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26 Dead, 56 Hurt in Somalia Hotel Attack, Al-Shabaab Claim Responsibility
At least 26 people, including several foreigners, were killed and 56 injured in a suicide bomb and gun attack claimed by Al-Shabaab militants on a popular hotel in southern Somalia, a top regional official said on Saturday.
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'Many Bodies' As Two Car Bombs Explode In Somalia
A car packed with explosives blew up outside a hotel in Mogadishu on Saturday as a minibus also exploded at a nearby junction, with the emergency services reporting "many dead bodies".
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Death Count From Somalia Bomb Attacks Tops 300
More than 300 people were killed by twin bomb explosions in Mogadishu, an official said on Monday, as locals packed hospitals in search of friends and relatives caught by Somalia's deadliest attack in a decade.
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World Leaders Condemn Somalia Bombing 'In Strongest Terms'
World leaders from the United States, Britain, Canada and France on Sunday strongly condemned the weekend suicide bombing in Somalia, the worst attack in the country to date with at least 137 deaths.
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More Than 200 People Killed In Somalia Bombing
More than 200 people were killed in near simultaneous bombings in the Somali capital and more than 250 people were injured, officials said on Sunday, marking the most deadly such attack by Somalia's al Shabaab insurgency.
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At Least 18 Killed In Mogadishu Restaurant Attack
A suicide car bombing and assault by Shabaab terrorists on two neighbouring restaurants in Somalia's capital Mogadishu ended Thursday morning with 18 dead, a government spokesman said.
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7 Killed In Car Bomb Attack In Somalia's Capital Mogadishu
At least seven people were killed after two car bombs exploded outside a popular Mogadishu hotel Wednesday, and gunmen forced their way inside the building and opened fire, police said.
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Al Shabaab Claims Fatal Car Bomb Attack Near Somali Parliament In Mogadishu
Two Somali soldiers died and five others were injured when a car bomb claimed by Islamist group al Shabaab exploded on Saturday near the parliament in the capital Mogadishu, police said.
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Number Of Deaths Due To The Attack On Southern Somali Town Rises To 11
A suicide car bomb and gun attack in the Somali town of Afgoye on Tuesday killed 11 people, including government employees, an official said, raising the initial death toll from four.
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12 Killed As Suicide Bomber hits Somalia Presidential Palace
A suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden truck near the gate of Somalia's presidential palace in the capital today, killing at least 12 people, police say.
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3 Killed As Suicide Bomber Hits Somalia's Presidential Palace
Police in Somalia today said a suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden truck near the gate of the presidential palace in the capital, killing at least three people.
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7 Killed As Suicide Car Bomb Explodes Near Peacekeeper Base In Somali Capital
A suicide attacker set of a car bomb near an African Union peacekeeping base in Somalia's capital Mogadishu today, near the city's airport, police said.
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Six Wounded In Somalia Airport Laptop Blast: Police
Six people were wounded Monday when a laptop bomb exploded at an airport in Somalia, police said, the second such attack in recent weeks targeting passenger aircraft.
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37 Killed In Al-Shabaab Suicide Bomb Attack In Somalia's Capital
An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu killing 37 people and wounding scores more, officials said on Saturday, in one of the deadliest strikes in the East African country in months.
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Al Qaeda Ally Claims Responsibility For Somalia Blast That Killed 90
Islamist group al Shabaab on Monday claimed responsibility for a bomb blast in Mogadishu that killed at least 90 people over the weekend while Somalia said a foreign government that it did not identify helped plan the attack.
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26 Dead, 56 Hurt in Somalia Hotel Attack, Al-Shabaab Claim Responsibility
At least 26 people, including several foreigners, were killed and 56 injured in a suicide bomb and gun attack claimed by Al-Shabaab militants on a popular hotel in southern Somalia, a top regional official said on Saturday.
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'Many Bodies' As Two Car Bombs Explode In Somalia
A car packed with explosives blew up outside a hotel in Mogadishu on Saturday as a minibus also exploded at a nearby junction, with the emergency services reporting "many dead bodies".
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Death Count From Somalia Bomb Attacks Tops 300
More than 300 people were killed by twin bomb explosions in Mogadishu, an official said on Monday, as locals packed hospitals in search of friends and relatives caught by Somalia's deadliest attack in a decade.
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World Leaders Condemn Somalia Bombing 'In Strongest Terms'
World leaders from the United States, Britain, Canada and France on Sunday strongly condemned the weekend suicide bombing in Somalia, the worst attack in the country to date with at least 137 deaths.
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More Than 200 People Killed In Somalia Bombing
More than 200 people were killed in near simultaneous bombings in the Somali capital and more than 250 people were injured, officials said on Sunday, marking the most deadly such attack by Somalia's al Shabaab insurgency.
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At Least 18 Killed In Mogadishu Restaurant Attack
A suicide car bombing and assault by Shabaab terrorists on two neighbouring restaurants in Somalia's capital Mogadishu ended Thursday morning with 18 dead, a government spokesman said.
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7 Killed In Car Bomb Attack In Somalia's Capital Mogadishu
At least seven people were killed after two car bombs exploded outside a popular Mogadishu hotel Wednesday, and gunmen forced their way inside the building and opened fire, police said.
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Al Shabaab Claims Fatal Car Bomb Attack Near Somali Parliament In Mogadishu
Two Somali soldiers died and five others were injured when a car bomb claimed by Islamist group al Shabaab exploded on Saturday near the parliament in the capital Mogadishu, police said.
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Number Of Deaths Due To The Attack On Southern Somali Town Rises To 11
A suicide car bomb and gun attack in the Somali town of Afgoye on Tuesday killed 11 people, including government employees, an official said, raising the initial death toll from four.
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12 Killed As Suicide Bomber hits Somalia Presidential Palace
A suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden truck near the gate of Somalia's presidential palace in the capital today, killing at least 12 people, police say.
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3 Killed As Suicide Bomber Hits Somalia's Presidential Palace
Police in Somalia today said a suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden truck near the gate of the presidential palace in the capital, killing at least three people.
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7 Killed As Suicide Car Bomb Explodes Near Peacekeeper Base In Somali Capital
A suicide attacker set of a car bomb near an African Union peacekeeping base in Somalia's capital Mogadishu today, near the city's airport, police said.
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Six Wounded In Somalia Airport Laptop Blast: Police
Six people were wounded Monday when a laptop bomb exploded at an airport in Somalia, police said, the second such attack in recent weeks targeting passenger aircraft.
