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Roadside bomb kills eight on Somalia minibus: witnesses

Published: 30 Jun 2016 - 11:28 am | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 10:50 pm
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Mogadishu: A roadside bomb ripped apart a minibus just outside Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least eight people and injuring several others, a witness said.

"There was a terrible incident, a landmine hit a civilian minibus," said Mohamed Wedow, a witness at the scene near the town of Afgoye. "At least eight people died and more than 20 others were wounded in the blast."

AFP