2016 Galkayo bombings

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On 21 August 2016, a double suicide bombing occurred in Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia. [1] It killed 20 people and injured another 30. [1] The first was a truck bombing which targeted local government headquarters in the city. [1] The second was a car bombing which targeted the emergency services responding to the first bombing. [1] Islamist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the double bombing. [1]

Al-Shabaab also carried out mass murders in Galkayo on 26 November 2018 [2] and 21 December 2019. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Al-Shabaab claims double suicide bombing in Somalia
  2. ↑ Somali terrorists kill leading imam and 17 worshippers
  3. ↑ "Car Bomb Aimed At Somali Ground Forces Commander Kills 8 People". Bloomberg News . Archived from the original on 2019-12-22.
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