IED

IED event in Lower Shebelle, Afgoye area, Somalia on Wed 27th July 2022

27th July 2022

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Two separate bomb blasts in southern Somalia's two towns resulted in at least 19 fatalities and 23 injuries on Wednesday. In the first incident, a suicide bomber detonated himself in Marka town, Lower Shabelle district, killing 13 people and injuring five more. According to a Xinhua report,...

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Lower Shebelle ( Afgoye area )

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