IED

IED event in Banaadir, Hamar Weyne area, Somalia on Thu 28th September 2017

28th September 2017

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At least seven people were killed and several others wounded after a car bomb exploded in Xamae Weyne near the London Gate restaurant. Seven or eight dead. The car was moving at the time of explosion. It is not known if the perpetrators were in the car or if the bomb was remotely detonated. Al Shabaab suspected. (VBIED)

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Banaadir ( Hamar Weyne area )

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