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Somalia suicide bombing misses PM but kills several top commanders
France24 ^ | 12/18/2020 | Reuters

Posted on 12/19/2020 1:37:31 AM PST by xomething

Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble was on his way to address the rally at a stadium in Galkayo, a town in central Somalia where many residents and security forces had gathered to welcome him before the explosion, Galmudug state security ministry said in a post on its Facebook page.

“Over 10 people died in the blast including three senior military officials, soldiers and civilians,” Major Mohamed Abdirahman, a military officer, told Reuters from Galkayo. Over 20 people were injured, he added.

Senior officials at the site included General Abdiasis Abdullahi Qooje who was commander of a battalion based in Galmudug, Somali state radio SONNA reported.

He said the death toll may rise.

Somalia’s al Qaeda-allied Islamist group al Shabaab, claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was “targeting the apostate prime minister who was visiting the town.”

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TOPICS: Current Events; Islam
KEYWORDS: islam; somalia

1 posted on 12/19/2020 1:37:31 AM PST by xomething
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To: xomething

What a shit-hole Somalia is.


2 posted on 12/19/2020 4:09:23 AM PST by EvilCapitalist (We must FIGHT, I repeat it sir, we must FIGHT! -Patrick Henry)
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Islam, what is it good for?


3 posted on 12/19/2020 6:47:30 AM PST by BipolarBob (Money can't buy you happiness but it can buy you ammo. That's pretty much the same thing.)
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4 posted on 12/19/2020 6:54:42 AM PST by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: BipolarBob

Taking over countries by stealth.


5 posted on 12/19/2020 7:02:37 AM PST by EvilCapitalist (We must FIGHT, I repeat it sir, we must FIGHT! -Patrick Henry)
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To: xomething

It appears that every radical leader of every moslem terrorist group sees himself as the new Mahdi.


6 posted on 12/19/2020 7:57:33 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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