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Somalia: Suicide Car Bomb Kills 39 in Mogadishu

HeadlineFeb 20, 2017

In Somalia, a suicide car bomb killed at least 39 people and injured about 50 more after it exploded in a market in Mogadishu on Sunday. This is one of the witnesses.

Witness: “I was very shocked today as I saw people crying in pain and others lying on the ground wounded. Others were already killed by the car bomb, which exploded at the center of the market. Those injured and killed were shopkeepers, pharmacists and butchers.”

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, although Somalia’s president has blamed the militant group al-Shabab.

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