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Large explosions rock Somaliland Deadly car bombs hit Somaliland
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Two large explosions have rocked the capital of the self-declared republic of Somaliland. At least 21 people have been killed in a wave of coordinated car-bombings across northern Somalia.
The BBC's Jamal Abdi in Hargeisa says the number of casualties has not been confirmed and that rescue operations have begun. Most of the casualties were in Hargeisa, capital of the self-declared republic of Somaliland.
There is no information about who was responsible for the attacks, our correspondent says. The presidential palace, Ethiopian embassy and UN offices were all targeted, leaving at least 19 dead.
Meanwhile, there have been bomb attacks in Puntland, another Somali breakaway republic, the AFP news agency reports. Two suicide attackers also blew themselves up in the offices of the security services in the neighbouring region of Puntland, officials say.
Two simultaneous attacks targeting anti-terrorism offices in the capital of Puntland were suicide attacks, AFP says. The attacks took place in Puntland's economic capital, Bosasso.
"These were suicide attacks. Two car bombs destroyed two centres of the anti-terrorism unit. There are casualties but we have to investigate and we cannot give more information at the moment," Bile Mohamoud Qabowsade, an advisor to Puntland's president told the AFP news agency.
Anxiety
The BBC's Jamal Abdi in Hargeisa says 28 people with serious injuries are being treated at the main hospital.
Eight people were killed in the Ethiopian embassy, which is 50 metres from the BBC offices, our correpondent says.
One car managed to get into the basement of the heavily fortified UNDP office before the explosives were detonated.
Guards outside Somaliland's presidential palace opened fire on the attackers before the car was detonated.
There is no information about who was responsible for the three attacks, which took place within seven minutes of each other.
There is a lot of anxiety around the city and cars have been blocked from approaching the three locations.
Somaliland has escaped most of the instability seen in southern Somalia since the last national government was overthrown in 1991.Somaliland has escaped most of the instability seen in southern Somalia since the last national government was overthrown in 1991.
But its declaration of independence has not been internationally recognised.But its declaration of independence has not been internationally recognised.