Tag: #Mogadishu
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Gunfire breaks out at opposition march in Mogadishu: witnesses
Gunfire broke out in Mogadishu as the opposition tried to march against delayed elections in the Somali capital
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Somali Government Denies Cuban Doctors Have Been Freed
The Somali government has denied that the Cuban doctors have been freed.
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Al-Shabaab militants claim huge Mogadishu bomb attack
Mogadishu, Dec 31 (AFP/APP): Al-Shabaab militants have claimed responsibility for Saturday’s massive car bomb in the Somali capital Mogadishu that killed 81 people, including two Turkish citizens. The attack hit a busy checkpoint in the southwest of the city, leaving vehicles charred and twisted at a crossroads in the deadliest assault in two years in…
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Five killed in militants attack on Somali hotel
Mogadishu, Dec 11 (AFP/APP): Five people including three civilians were killed when militants stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital, police said Wednesday, adding that all five attackers had also died after an hours-long siege. The attack on Tuesday evening, claimed by the al-Shabaab, took place at a hotel in Mogadishu popular with politicians, army officers…
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Far from the bombs: Somalis relax on floating restaurant
Mogadishu, Oct 31 (AFP/APP): Tucking into fresh seafood on a boat anchored in clear turquoise waters, which serves as a floating restaurant, Ahmed Yusuf can hardly believe he is in Mogadishu. Nearby, on the pristine white shores of Lido beach, children scamper in pursuit of a football while locals stroll along or take a dip…