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Somalia: Truck Bomb Targets Syl Hotel in Mogadishu, 5 Dead
Shabelle, 30 August 2016
At least five people have been killed in a powerful bomb explosion near the presidential palace in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Read more »
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Somalia: Deaths As Car Bomb Explodes in Mogadishu
Al Jazeera, 30 August 2016
At least 10 people have been killed in a suicide bombing near the Somali president's palace in Mogadishu, which caused a huge blast and destroyed two hotels nearby, according to… Read more »
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Somalia: UK Condemns Recently Attacks in Mogadishu
Radio Dalsan, 31 August 2016
30th August 2016- Minister for the Middle East and Africa, Tobias Ellwood, condemns attack in Mogadishu and offers his condolences to families of victims. Minister Ellwood said: Read more »
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Somalia: Car Bomb Kills 20 Near Somali Presidential Palace
Radio Dalsan, 30 August 2016
A car bomb exploded Tuesday near Somalia's presidential palace, killing more than 20 people. The car hit a wall of the SYL hotel, a popular meeting spot for Somali government… Read more »
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Somalia: Death Toll in Mogadishu Truck Bomb Jumps to 28
Shabelle, 31 August 2016
The death toll from a devastating truck bomb attack on SYL hotel in Mogadishu has risen to 28, while nearly 56 others, mostly security force members were wounded, medics said. Read more »
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Somalia: MP Accuses of Failing to Foil Attack On Syl Hotel
Shabelle, 31 August 2016
A member of Somali parliament Dahir Amin Jesow has accused security agencies of Somalia of failing to thwart Tuesday's truck bomb attack on SYL hotel that left over 20 people dead. Read more »
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Somalia: Turkey Condemns Attack On Syl Hotel in Mogadishu
Shabelle, 31 August 2016
Turkey strongly condemned a militant attack on a hotel near the presidential palace in Somalia on Tuesday that killed at least 15 victims and injured more than 20 others, including… Read more »
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Somalia: AU Condemns Al Shabaab Truck-Bomb Attack On Syl
Shabelle, 30 August 2016
AMISOM's Head of Mission has commended Somali Forces for preventing what would have been a large-scale attack on SYL hotel in Mogadishu, which left at least 22 people dead on… Read more »
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Somalia: Puntland Reveals Plotters of Galkayo Bombings
Shabelle, 31 August 2016
Puntland has released the identities of the masterminds of last week's twin suicide attacks in northern Galkayo, which left over 20 people, including soldiers and students dead. Read more »
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Somalia: Death Toll in Mogadishu Truck Bomb Rises to 22
Shabelle, 30 August 2016
The death toll from a truck bomb attack in Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to 22, including security force members, medical sources said on Tuesday. Read more »
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Somalia: Mogadishu Car Bomb Targets Hotel, Presidential Palace
DW, 30 August 2016
A suicide bomber has detonated a car bomb outside a popular Mogadishu hotel. Several soldiers were killed in the blast near the presidential compound. It is the third attack on the… Read more »
Al-Shabaab Car Bomb Targets Somali Hotel
The militant group say they targeted the SYL hotel because it "is close to the presidential palace, and also home to apostates and unbelievers".
Wreckage of one of the suicide car bombs used to attack the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital on Friday Feb. 21, 2014. Nine militants were killed in the attack (file photo).
