Bombing kills 4 soldiers in Somalia
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 02:45 | 12 April 2021
- Modified Date: 02:45 | 12 April 2021
At least 4 soldiers were killed on Monday in a bombing in southern Somalia, a police official said.
"The attack was a remote controlled landmine explosion and targeted security forces at the airport on the outskirts of Afmadow," Abdirahim Adan, a police officer in Lower Juba region, told Anadolu Agency.
Somali-based al-Qaeda affiliated group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
Afmadow is an agricultural town located 216 kilometers (134 miles) from the port city of Kismayo, the administrative capital of Jubaland State.
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