Emergency workers in central Somalia dug through rubble to recover more bodies yesterday after a truck bombing killed over a dozen people and brought buildings crashing down.
A suicide bomber drove a truck loaded with explosives towards a security checkpoint in the town of Beledweyne on Saturday, resulting in an explosion that left scores trapped.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing.
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The attack follows the Somali government’s admission of suffering “several significant setbacks” in its fight against Al-Shabaab, the Al-Qaeda-linked militants.
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud condoled the attack, reaffirming his promise to “eliminate” Al-Shabaab militants who have waged an insurgency for over 15 years.
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