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Coverage dated November 24, 2021

Eight dead and 13 children injured as bomb explodes near school in Somalia

Headline from Local News 8

By Radina Gigova and Nimi Princewill, CNN At least eight civilians were killed and 17 others injured, including 13 school children, after a suicide car bomb exploded in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu Thursday morning, according to state media.

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Al-Shabab blast by school in Somali capital kills at least 8 (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Witnesses say a large explosion has occurred outside a school in a busy part of Somalia’s capital during the morning rush hour, killing at least eight people, including students. The

  2. France 24

    Eight killed in bombing near school in Somalia capital (opens France 24)

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    Eight people were killed and a number of students were injured in a car bombing near a school in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday, police said.

  3. Local News 8

    Eight dead and 13 children injured as bomb explodes near school in Somalia (opens Local News 8)

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    By Radina Gigova and Nimi Princewill, CNN At least eight civilians were killed and 17 others injured, including 13 school children, after a suicide car bomb exploded in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu Thursday morning, according to state media.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    At least 8 killed in explosion near school in Somali capital (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A large explosion outside a school in Somalia's capital on Thursday killed at least eight people, including students, witnesses said.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Al-Shabab blast by school in Somali capital kills at least 5 (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Witnesses say a large explosion has occurred outside a school in a busy part of Somalia’s capital during the morning rush hour, killing at least five people, including students. The

  6. Al Jazeera

    Blast, gunfire rock Somali capital, eight killed (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    At least eight people killed and 17 others injured in attack targeting a UN convoy claimed by the al-Shabab armed group.

  7. The Times of Israel

    8 killed in bombing in Somalian capital claimed by Al-Shabaab (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Car bomb goes off near school, seriously damaging building and injuring students, with al-Qaeda-linked group taking responsibility

  8. New York Times

    Explosion Outside School Kills 8 in Somalia’s Capital (opens New York Times)

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    The latest in a series of deadly attacks comes as the country is gripped by election instability and by a drought that threatens 2.6 million people.

  9. France 24

    Eight killed in Al-Shabaab-claimed bombing in Somalia capital (opens France 24)

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    Eight people were killed and over a dozen injured in a car bombing near a school in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday, police said, in the latest attack claimed by Al-Shabaab jihadists in the t…

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