Triple Car Blasts in Somalia Kill 8, Injure 25: Reports
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – At least eight people were killed and more than 25 injured as a result of three explosions that took place in Somalia's central Hiran province on January 14, Somalian media reported on Sunday.
Local media, citing the police, reported that two explosions took place in the town of Jalalaqsi and a third explosion occurred in the city of Bulobarde.
Several buildings were damaged by the blasts, among them the main mosque of one of the cities, according to witnesses cited in the media, Sputnik reported.
A similar twin blast took place in Hiran earlier in January, killing 35 people. Al-Shabaab, a terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaeda, took the responsibility for that attack.