Bomb hits convoy carrying Qataris in Somalia, eight dead
Source: Reuters
A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into a convoy carrying Qatari officials through the center of Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday, killing at least eight Somalis, officials said.
The visiting delegation of Qataris, who were traveling in the Somali interior minister's bullet-proof vehicle, were "safe", a security officer told Reuters, without going into further detail. The minister was not in the car at the time.
The Islamist rebel group al Shabaab said it was behind the attack and threatened further strikes against Somalia's government, which it called a "puppet" of Western powers.
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The al Qaeda-linked rebels, who want to impose their version of Islamic law or sharia on the country, have kept up a campaign of guerrilla-style attacks since African peacekeepers pushed them out of bases in the city and other major towns.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/05/us-somalia-blast-idUSBRE94401R20130505
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So sick and tired of hearing about this. I don't even like fireworks anymore.
Poor, poor people who are always being assaulted by EXPLOSIONS! Poor animals. Poor birds. Innocents who have to hear it, let alone those who get maimed or killed. So much hate driving all of this!
