More than 20 Somali people confirmed dead in Galkayo suicide attack - official
The death toll from a suicide bombing in Somalia has risen to 21, after a number of people hurt in the blast succumbed to their injuries overnight, security sources told reporters on Saturday.
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- Published Date: 06:18 | 19 December 2020
- Modified Date: 06:26 | 19 December 2020
The number of people killed in a suicide bomb attack in the Somali city of Galkayo has risen to 21.
"Most of those killed were soldiers including three military commanders," said a regional spokesman for the Galmudug administration, Osman Isse Nur.
Nineteen others were wounded in the blast.
Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble on Saturday attended the funeral of the soldiers who were killed. He condemned the attack as a "barbaric terror act."
The blast occurred near a stadium on Friday, where a large number of people had gathered to welcome a visit by Roble.
The terrorist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, and said it had targeted the premier.
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