Somalia beach attack kills 32 and injures 63 civilians, police say

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Somalia beach attack kills 32 and injures 63 civilians, police say
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It was the deadliest attack in the Horn of Africa country since twin car bombs detonated near a busy market intersection in October 2022, killing at least 100 people and wounding 300 others

An abandoned shoe lies at the scene of an explosion that occurred while revellers were swimming at the Lido beach in Mogadishu , Somalia August 3, 2024. REUTERS/Feisal OmarAt least 32 civilians were killed and 63 injured in an explosion on a popular beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu late on Friday evening, police said, an attack blamed by Somali state media on the militant Islamist group al Shabaab.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, which has claimed similar attacks in the past, including the car bomb attack in 2022. In addition to the civilians killed, Aden said that one of the attackers had blown himself up while three others had been killed by security forces. One attacker was captured alive while one soldier was killed during the assault.

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