U.N. Security Guards Hurt In Bombing In Mogadishu; Al-Shabaab Claims Responsibility

January 04 2017

Somalia

A bomb explosion near the United Nation's compound in Somalia's capital has injured four U.N. guards, reports the International Business Times, citing local authorities.

On Wednesday, a bomb concealed in a U.N. vehicle exploded outside a facility belonging to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Mogadishu, said a police officer, as cited by the Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu).

Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility.

The attack took place close to Mogadishu's...

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