Al-Shabaab Claims Responsibility For Bomb Blast In Kismayo

September 17 2015

Somalia

At least three Somali soldiers have been killed and 10 others wounded in a bomb blast in the southern port city of Kismayo, say police cited by Reuters.

The soldiers were off-duty and collecting their pay on Thursday when a bomb was detonated in a military camp in Kismayo, said a police official.

Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.

Earlier in the month, Somali authorities said Al-Shabaab militants captured the towns of El Salindi and Kunturwarey in the...

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