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Mogadishu: At least seven people were killed and several wounded in a suicide car bombing south-west of Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu on Saturday, authorities confirmed.
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca confirmed that six Turkish nationals were among the wounded, with two in critical condition and undergoing surgery. “The terrorists wanted to kill Turkish nationals constructing the road between Mogadishu and Afgoye,” Somali government spokesman Ismael Mukhtar Omar told DPA. Omar said that Al-Shabaab militants were behind the attack and had claimed responsibility on their media outlet Radio Andalus. (DPA)
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca confirmed that six Turkish nationals were among the wounded, with two in critical condition and undergoing surgery. “The terrorists wanted to kill Turkish nationals constructing the road between Mogadishu and Afgoye,” Somali government spokesman Ismael Mukhtar Omar told DPA. Omar said that Al-Shabaab militants were behind the attack and had claimed responsibility on their media outlet Radio Andalus. (DPA)
