Mogadishu
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At least 20 dead, 40 injured as Somalia hotel siege enters 2nd dayIn addition, at least 40 people were wounded in the late Friday night attack and security forces rescued many others, including children, from the scene in a Mogadishu hotel.WorldAug 20, 2022
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At least 8 dead after huge explosion rocks Somalia capitalSomalia Islamist group al Shabaab carried out the attack which was targeting a passing United Nations convoy, the group's military operations spokesman confirmed.WorldNov 25, 2021
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5 killed, 14 injured in suicide bombing in Somalia: officialsThe al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack in a post by its Shahada News Agency.WorldJan 2, 2021
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At least 10 dead after explosion in Somalia capital, police sayA Somali police officer said a car bomb went off at a beachside hotel in Mogadishu, the capital, followed by heavy gunfire.CrimeAug 16, 2020
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‘The world is so painful’: Newlywed becomes a widow after Somalian bomb blastQali Ibrahim frantically dialed her husband’s mobile phone on Saturday morning. Minutes earlier he had left home, hammer and saw in hand, headed out for a day of construction work. “The number you are dialing is not reachable," his mobile responded.WorldDec 28, 2019
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At least 79 people dead after truck bomb explodes in Somalia’s capitalHundreds of Mogadishu residents began to donate blood in response to desperate appeals.WorldDec 28, 2019
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Somali-Canadian Almaas Elman killed in Mogadishu: reportsA spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada confirmed that a Canadian citizen died in a shooting in Somalia but could not disclose further information due to the Privacy Act.CanadaNov 20, 2019
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8 dead, 16 injured after car bomb explodes in Somalia’s capitalA pair of explosions rocked Somalia’s capital and left eight people dead, the director of an ambulance service said Saturday.WorldJun 15, 2019
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At least 9 dead, 13 wounded after car bomb explodes in Somalia’s capitalThe Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the blast in Mogadishu, saying it targeted vehicles carrying government officials.WorldMay 22, 2019
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Day-long siege in Somalia leaves 24 dead, al-Shabab attackers killedThe al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab, Africa’s deadliest Islamic extremist group, claimed responsibility for the attack and said its target had been the nearby Maka Almukarramah hotel, which is patronized by government officials.WorldMar 1, 2019
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