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Magaidi wa alshabaab ambao hufanya maukatili kwa imani za kidini walipua mabomu na kuua nane.....
Police said today that eight people were killed in a roadside bombing claimed by al-Shabaab in central Somalia where a major offensive is underway to retake territory from the jihadists.
The attack occurred yesterday afternoon in Buloburde, a city in Hiran district where government forces and clan militias have been battling the Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents since the middle of last year.
The bomber detonated a car laden with explosives near an administrative building, said Abdullahi Mohamud, a local police commander.
"Five people were killed on the spot, while three others died overnight in hospital," he said on Sunday, adding the bomber had been planning to destroy the city's main bridge before redirecting the attack at a civilian area.
Witnesses said the explosion damaged buildings and the city's main mosque.
"I saw the bodies of five people. Two were elders coming out of the mosque," said Muhidin Sokorow, who witnessed the blast.
Separately, police said a car bomb was detonated in Jalalaqsi, another town in Hiran, but only the attacker died.
Police said today that eight people were killed in a roadside bombing claimed by al-Shabaab in central Somalia where a major offensive is underway to retake territory from the jihadists.
The attack occurred yesterday afternoon in Buloburde, a city in Hiran district where government forces and clan militias have been battling the Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents since the middle of last year.
The bomber detonated a car laden with explosives near an administrative building, said Abdullahi Mohamud, a local police commander.
"Five people were killed on the spot, while three others died overnight in hospital," he said on Sunday, adding the bomber had been planning to destroy the city's main bridge before redirecting the attack at a civilian area.
Witnesses said the explosion damaged buildings and the city's main mosque.
"I saw the bodies of five people. Two were elders coming out of the mosque," said Muhidin Sokorow, who witnessed the blast.
Separately, police said a car bomb was detonated in Jalalaqsi, another town in Hiran, but only the attacker died.
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