Twin Blast Kills Dozens in Somalia
Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack carried out in two vehicles laden with explosives.
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Somalia:
Twin Blast Kills Dozens in Galkacyo
Radio Dalsan, 21 August 2016
More than 30 people are feared dead following two explosions in central Somali city of Galkacyo. Sunday morning attack was targeted on local Police station by suicide bomber before… Read more »
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Somalia:
UN Condemns Deadly Explosions
Shabelle, 21 August 2016
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Michael Keating, strongly condemned the twin explosions in the city of Gaalkacyo this morning that killed… Read more »
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Somalia:
Al-Shabaab Claims Twin Suicide Bombings
Al Jazeera, 21 August 2016
At least 20 people have been killed and several others wounded in twin suicide blasts in the central Somali town of Galkayo, according to a Somali health official. Read more »
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Somalia:
Death Toll in Galkayo Bombing Jumps to 20
Shabelle, 21 August 2016
At least 20 people have been killed and dozens wounded in two simultaneous suicide explosions in northern Galkayo city on Sunday morning, officials said. Read more »
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Somalia:
At Least 10 Killed in Suicide Bombs Attack in Galkacyo
Shabelle, 21 August 2016
At least 10 people were killed when two suicide car bombers attacked the local government headquarters in Somalia's Galkayo town in the semi-autonomous Puntland region on Sunday,… Read more »
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Somalia:
Puntland Leader Set to Visit Galkacyo After Explosions
Shabelle, 22 August 2016
The president of the Somalia's northeastern semi-autonomous state of Puntland Abdiwali Mohamed Ali Gaas & a delegation he is leading is set to visit Galkayo. Read more »
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Somalia:
AU Condemns Al Shabaab Attack in Northern Galkayo
Shabelle, 22 August 2016
African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security Ambassador Smail Chergui has strongly condemned Sunday's deadly suicide attacks in Galkayo city in central Somalia. Read more »