Al-Shabaab Hits Afgoye Repeatedly
January 26 2017
At least seven Somali police officers were killed in an explosion at a base in Afgoye, about 19 miles (30 km) west of the capital, Mogadishu, say police, as reported by the Voice of America News.
There was a series of attacks this week, noted China's Xinhua news agency.
This bomb was planted during an attack on Monday by Al-Shabaab militants that caused the police to retreat from the base, Afgoye Mayor Abdinasir Alim Ibrahim told VOA.
On Tuesday, when police were planning...
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