Somalia Suicide Bombing Kills 15, Misses Prime Minister

The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
December 18, 2020Africa
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Somalia Suicide Bombing Kills 15, Misses Prime Minister
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MOGADISHU, Somalia—A suicide bomber attacked a stadium in Somalia’s central city of Galkayo Friday, killing 15 people shortly before the arrival of the country’s new prime minister, according to police.

Ali Hassan, a police officer in Galkayo, said others were injured in the blast, which occurred at the entrance to the sports stadium. Some high-ranking members of the Somali army were among those killed in the explosion, according to local reports.

The bombing has been claimed by Somalia’s al-Shabab terrorists, according to the group’s Andalus radio station.

Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, who took office in September, was visiting the city as part of a tour of the central state of Galmudug. Galkayo is 466 miles north of the Somali capital.

By Hassan Barise

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