People wounded in the weekend’s massive bombing in Somalia — the deadliest ever attack to hit the conflict-torn nation —…
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Turkey strongly condemned Saturday’s bombing in Mogadishu which killed at least 276 people and left 300 injured.
The blast occurred at a junction in Hodan, a bustling commercial district of the capital Mogadishu which has many shops, hotels and businesses.
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Turkey sent planes with medical supplies in the wake of the attack, and Health Minister Ahmet Demircan was in Mogadishu yesterday to coordinate the transfer of the injured.
Turkey is a leading donor and investor in Somalia.
In September, it inaugurated the largest foreign-run military training centre in Somalia, where local troops are due to take over the protection of a nation threatened by Shabaab jihadists.
There has been no immediate claim of responsibility, but the Shabaab, a militant group aligned with Al-Qaeda, has carried out dozens of suicide bombings in its bid to overthrow Somalia’s internationally-backed government.
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