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September 27, 2021

Al-Shabab Suicide Attack Kills at Least 8 People in Mogadishu
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In Somalia, al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb
attack that killed at least eight people at a checkpoint near the
presidential palace in Mogadishu Saturday. Somalis have condemned the
government for neglecting security in the country amid a contested,
delayed election and ongoing political disputes.


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