Somali mosque attack kills 30
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May 2, 2010, Sunday
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TWO explosions at a mosque in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killed at least 30 people yesterday and wounded scores of others, witnesses said.
It was the second attack in a week on a mosque in Bakara Market, an area of the city dominated by members of the country's two main insurgent groups, Hizbul Islam and al- Qaida-linked al Shabaab.
Yesterday's attack was in the Abdalla Shideye mosque, which is often used by al Shabaab officials to deliver speeches. It is not far from the Abu Hureya mosque where a landmine killed one person on Tuesday.
"Many screaming people were piled up on each other, some dead, some injured," said one witness. "There were more than 30 dead," he said, estimating that over 100 people were injured. "Al Shabaab armed men arrived and surrounded the mosque," he added.
It was not clear who was behind the blasts, although residents suspect they could be the result of infighting between the insurgent groups.
Some witnesses said they believed a senior leader of al Shabaab, Fuad Mohamed Khalaf, was the target.
The United Nations Security Council says Khalaf has raised funds for al Shabaab and was involved in car bomb attacks in the capital in 2008.
It was the second attack in a week on a mosque in Bakara Market, an area of the city dominated by members of the country's two main insurgent groups, Hizbul Islam and al- Qaida-linked al Shabaab.
Yesterday's attack was in the Abdalla Shideye mosque, which is often used by al Shabaab officials to deliver speeches. It is not far from the Abu Hureya mosque where a landmine killed one person on Tuesday.
"Many screaming people were piled up on each other, some dead, some injured," said one witness. "There were more than 30 dead," he said, estimating that over 100 people were injured. "Al Shabaab armed men arrived and surrounded the mosque," he added.
It was not clear who was behind the blasts, although residents suspect they could be the result of infighting between the insurgent groups.
Some witnesses said they believed a senior leader of al Shabaab, Fuad Mohamed Khalaf, was the target.
The United Nations Security Council says Khalaf has raised funds for al Shabaab and was involved in car bomb attacks in the capital in 2008.
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