Al-Shabaab Claims Responsibility for Somali Port Attack
Most of the victims were labourers and port workers but Al-Shabaab said on social media that the target was a military base close to the port.
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Somalia:
Dozens Killed by Al-Shabaab Suicide Bomber
Al Jazeera, 11 December 2016
An al-Shabab suicide car bomber has struck the entrance of Mogadishu's largest port and an adjacent police complex, killing at least 29 people and wounding nearly 48 others,… Read more »
Al-Shabaab fighters (file photo).
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Somalia:
Al-Shabaab Jihadists Claim Deadly Blast
East African, 11 December 2016
Somalia's Al-Shabaab jihadists have claimed responsibility for an explosion near the Mogadishu port that killed at least 16 people early Sunday. Read more »
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Somalia:
Three Killed in Explosion On Outskirt of Mogadishu
Radio Dalsan, 10 December 2016
At least three people were killed and four others wounded when a bomb exploded at a security checkpoint on the outskirts of the Somali capital Mogadishu. Read more »
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Somalia:
Al Shabaab Claims Killing 9 Soldiers in Car Bomb Attack
Shabelle, 10 December 2016
Al shabaab has claimed full responsibility for the a deadly suicide car bomb explosion targeted a security checkpoint near Somali capital, Mogadishu on Saturday morning, killing at… Read more »
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Somalia:
Car Bomb Kills 15 People Near Mogadishu's Port
Radio Dalsan, 11 December 2016
A car bomb has killed at least 15 people and injured another 10, when it exploded just in front of Mogadishu seaport in the Somali capital, police and witnesses have said. Read more »
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Somalia:
20 Killed in Blast Near Mogadishu Port
VOA, 12 December 2016
A massive truck bomb exploded outside Mogadishu's new seaport Sunday morning, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens others. Read more »