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At Least 20 People Killed in Food Convoy Attack in Somalia

At least 20 people, including women and children, have been killed and food aid destroyed after militants attacked several vehicles in Somalia's central Hiiraan region.

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud "strongly condemns the despicable acts of murder against innocent civilians", the Somali presidency said on Twitter. The al-Shabaab terror group claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Internally displaced people in Somalia (file photo).

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