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Police: Bomb explodes at Somali airport, wounding 3 people | Police: Bomb explodes at Somali airport, wounding 3 people |
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MOGADISHU, Somalia — A bomb exploded in a piece of luggage at an airport in a central Somali town, wounding three people, a police official said Monday. | |
The bomb went off at a checkpoint as soldiers searched through bags before passengers were allowed to board, said Ahmed Nur, a police official in the town of Beledweyne, where the incident happened Monday. An African Union peacekeeper was among the wounded, he said. | |
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, but it bore the hallmarks of the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab. | |
Last month a bomb exploded aboard a commercial passenger jet, creating a hole in the fuselage, blowing out the suspected bomber and forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Mogadishu. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for that attack. | |
Al-Shabab, which is allied to al-Qaida, is waging an insurgency against Somalia’s United Nations-backed government, carrying out deadly attacks in the capital, especially public places frequented by government officials, soldiers and foreigners. Hotels in Mogadishu are often targeted. | |
Al-Shabab has also carried out attacks on neighboring countries that contribute troops to the African Union peacekeeping force bolstering the Somali government against the extremists. | |
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