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                       Blast Kills At Least 20 in Somalia

   by Harun Maruf

   Somali officials say at least 20 people have been killed in a massive
   roadside explosion that engulfed a passenger bus on the main highway
   linking Mogadishu to Afgoye, 30 kilometers west of the capital.

   A police officer at the scene, Abidkadir Mohamed, told the Reuters News
   Agency it was a remotely controlled bomb along the road that exploded.

   Deputy Chairman of Afgoye, Abdullahi Hassan, who went to the scene,
   said the blast destroyed the minibus.

   "We have a big tragedy here," he told VOA. "Everyone is dead, you only
   see pieces of dead bodies, hands, legs."

   He said it's believed 21-23 people were traveling on the bus.

   "The blast hit the bus early Thursday morning," Hassan said.

   No one has claimed responsibility for the attack so far but al-Shabab
   often carries out deadly attacks on the Somali government and African
   Union peacekeepers. The group is also known for targeting civilians and
   hotels.
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