Islamist bombing near school in Somalia kills 8, wounds 13 children


  • World
  • Thursday, 25 Nov 2021

A civilian walks past the wreckages of vehicles and the debris of classrooms after a car exploded in a suicide attack near Mucassar primary and secondary school in Hodan district of Mogadishu, Somalia November 25, 2021 REUTERS/Feisal Omar

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An Islamist suicide bombing outside a school in Somalia's capital killed eight people and wounded 17 including 13 children, the latest in a string of deadly blasts this year in a country beset by political turmoil and drought.

The bombing at around 7:30 a.m. was claimed by al Shabaab militants, who said they intended to strike a United Nations security convoy passing near the school.

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