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CNN: Car bomb in Somalia leaves at least 30 dead

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Tripon

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/19/africa/somalia-deadly-car-bomb/

(CNN)At least 30 people were killed in a car-bomb blast at a market Sunday in Mogadishu, Capt. Abdirisak Mohamed, a senior Somali police officer, told CNN.

Medina Hospital medics said more than 50 people were injured, some critically. Those injured were mostly traders and customers at the market.

The death toll was likely to rise because of the number of seriously injured, Mohamed said.
The dead included soldiers and civilians, he said. The blast occurred at the Kawo-Godey market in Mogadishu's Wadajir district.
 
Those poor souls.

I was reading up on Somalia recently and its amazing how they turned the country around from the mess that it was to a functioning government too. Long way to go but still it's an achievement.
 

Carl2291

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Muslims getting killed by terrorism doesn't fit the narrative that 'Islam' is responsible though.

It's very likely that this is related to Islam when you consider that similar attacks in the country have been claimed by Al-Shabaab and the leader of the group recently called the new President of the country an American puppet.
 

Weckum

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It's very likely that this is related to Islam when you consider that similar attacks in the country have been claimed by Al-Shabaab and the leader of the group recently called the new President of the country an American puppet.

They're probably not completely wrong tho, as the ties between both are very apparent.

How an American Bureaucrat Became President of Somalia
http://www.politico.com/magazine/st...bureaucrat-became-president-of-somalia-214798

Still, horrible attack this.
 

Azih

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It's very likely that this is related to Islam when you consider that similar attacks in the country have been claimed by Al-Shabaab and the leader of the group recently called the new President of the country an American puppet.

It's an insult to the victims of these terrorists and those who fight and arrest them to have them lumped in with the terrorists by attacking all of their religion.

Worse to suborn their peaceful faith to the violent murderous version of their attackers and killers.
 
It's very likely that this is related to Islam when you consider that similar attacks in the country have been claimed by Al-Shabaab and the leader of the group recently called the new President of the country an American puppet.

That isn't really about religion though it is more that there is the countries throne and all these groups changing and morphing non the less but still vying to claim it by any means necessary

before Al-Shabaab it was WarLords and rival tribe factions and most members of the militant groups are ill-educated, jobless, youth who were either threatened to join, brainwashed by lies, or fearing hunger due to the southern countries condition and those joined up like a groups of modern day bandits


Condolences to all the victims
 

Mariolee

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I can't imagine what it's like to have lost your family to such a senseless tragedy. RIP and my heart goes out to their family and friends.
 
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