At least 26 killed, 56 others injured in hotel bombing in Somalia
By Reuters
15 July 2019 |
9:33 am
At least 26 people were killed and 56 others injured in a deadly terrorist attack in the south Somalia's port Kismayo on Friday evening, officials said on Saturday.
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