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Roadside bomb in Somalia kills 8 soldiers, police say

MOGADISHU -- A Somali police official says a roadside bomb in a remote town in Somalia's semiautonomous state of Puntland has killed eight soldiers and injured three others.

 

Ahmed Mohamed tells The Associated Press that Sunday's blast targeted a military convoy in Galgala. Security forces have been battling Islamic State-linked fighters in the region.

 

There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast.

 


פרסום ראשון: 04.23.17, 12:45