MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) — At least 14 people were killed in coordinated car bombings followed by an attack on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, a security official said. “About 14 people, most of them civilians, were confirmed dead so far and the security forces are still working to ensure the area is clear,” said security official Mohamed Moalim Adan. “Sporadic gunfire” was continuing with at least two gunmen from the Shabaab […]
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Somalis in Minnesota fear backlash after stabbing attack
MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP) – by Jared Goyette The Somali community in the US state of Minnesota braced for a backlash Monday after a man who stabbed nine people in a mall over the weekend was identified as one of their own. The FBI is investigating the Saturday attack in the city of St. Cloud as a potential act of terrorism. While authorities have not officially identified the attacker, local Somali leaders said he was 22-year-old […]





