Five killed, 10 injured in bomb attack in southwest Somalia

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At least five people were killed and ten others injured following a bomb attack in Baidoa, southwest Somalia on Saturday, officials said.

Somali government spokesman Ismael Mukhtar Omar confirmed the attack, saying the militant group al-Shabab was behind the latest attack in Baidoa town, the administrative capital of Southwest State in Somalia.“Most of the victims of the attack were civilians and the casualties could rise as this is the initial report,” Omar told journalists.Omar said the casualties were innocent civilians, who were going about their daily routines in the area.

“The remote-controlled explosive device targeted a tax collection center which is located in the town on Bardhere road.“The casualties included passersby and some security officers,” said a resident who declined to be named.

 

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