Mogadishu suicide bomber kills at least 10 at army recruitment drive


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  • Sunday, 18 May 2025

A general view shows a section of the skyline of Mogadishu, Somalia, November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo

MOGADISHU (Reuters) -At least 10 people were killed on Sunday after a suicide bomber targeted a queue of young recruits registering at the Damanyo military base in the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses told Reuters, in an attack claimed by militant group al Shabaab.

Teenagers were lining up at the base's gate when the attacker detonated their explosives, they said.

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