Truck bomb kills at least 10 in Somalia


  • World
  • Saturday, 23 Sep 2023

MOGADISHU (Reuters) -A truck bomb exploded at a checkpoint in the central Somali town of Beledweyne on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and obliterating nearby buildings, a police officer said.

It was not immediately clear who was responsible but the Islamist group al Shabaab frequently carries out bombings in the Horn of Africa country.

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