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13 killed, 20 wounded in bombing in central Somalia: police

Published: 23 Sep 2023 - 05:44 pm | Last Updated: 23 Sep 2023 - 05:44 pm
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AFP

Mogadishu: Thirteen people were killed and 20 others wounded in central Somalia on Saturday after a suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives towards a security checkpoint in the town of Beledweyne, police said.

"We have recovered the dead bodies of 13 people, most of them civilians who stayed nearby," Ahmed Yare Adan, a local police officer, told AFP by phone.
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