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Somalia: Attack kills 10 at Mogadishu army training camp | Somalia: Attack kills 10 at Mogadishu army training camp |
(about 3 hours later) | |
This woman outside a hospital in Mogadishu heard that her son was among the victims | |
A suicide bomber has killed at least 10 people at an army training camp in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. | A suicide bomber has killed at least 10 people at an army training camp in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. |
Many of the injured have been taken to hospital, a witness told the BBC. | Many of the injured have been taken to hospital, a witness told the BBC. |
The attacker was waiting among new recruits who were queuing up outside the camp, news agency AFP quotes an officer as saying. | The attacker was waiting among new recruits who were queuing up outside the camp, news agency AFP quotes an officer as saying. |
No group has said it was behind the attack, but security facilities are a common target for Islamist militant group al-Shabab. | No group has said it was behind the attack, but security facilities are a common target for Islamist militant group al-Shabab. |
A military officer quoted by state media said that 10 people had died, but a witness at a Mogadishu hospital told the Reuters news agency that he had counted 15 bodies. | A military officer quoted by state media said that 10 people had died, but a witness at a Mogadishu hospital told the Reuters news agency that he had counted 15 bodies. |
BBC Africa Live: Updates on this and other stories | BBC Africa Live: Updates on this and other stories |
Who are Somalia's al-Shabab? | Who are Somalia's al-Shabab? |
Army officer Mohamed Adan saw 15 dead at the camp, AFP reports. | Army officer Mohamed Adan saw 15 dead at the camp, AFP reports. |
This man was one of the soldiers injured in the attack | This man was one of the soldiers injured in the attack |
Relatives of some of those thought to be caught up in the attack gathered outside the hospital where casualties were being treated. | |
"My son is dead. I have seen with my eyes. Many boys perished," Reuters quotes Amina Farah as saying. | |
"They were asked to come for recruitment and then bombed." | |
Army recruit Ahmed Ali told Reuters that the camp was "overcrowded with new recruits and soldiers when the blast occurred". | |
The militant group al-Shabab has been operating for more than a decade, fighting for control of the country against the UN-backed government in Mogadishu. | |
An African Union force is supporting the Somali army. | An African Union force is supporting the Somali army. |
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