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Somalia: 15 killed in militant attack

June 21, 2017 at 3:44 pm

An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber killed 15 people and injured nine others in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, Al Jazeera reported.

The Al-Shabaab suicide attack was disguised as a milk delivery van as it detonated near a government building in Wadajir District.

Somalia’s prime minister condemned the attack, claiming it killed civilians preparing for the Islamic celebratory festival of Eid which is taking place early next week.

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Al-Shabaab, a militant armed group fighting to oust the Somalian government, frequently attacks Mogadishu with suicide attacks. The group aims to push out African Union peacekeepers and apply Islamic law in Somalia.