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Six killed in Somalia bombing

A bomb exploded in the town housing Somalia's parliament on Tuesday, killing six civilians and injuring 13 people.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 14:09 September 30, 2008
  • Gulf News

Baidoa: A bomb exploded in the town housing Somalia's parliament on Tuesday, killing six civilians and injuring 13 people.

Witnesses said the remote-controlled bomb went off in a busy market in Baidoa and appeared to have targeted a police car.

Four children and two women were among those killed.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

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