Bomb blast at packed stadium kills 5 football fans
5 persons have been reported dead after bomb blast at a packed stadium in Somalia.
A security personnel, Col. Abdirizak Ahmed,told AP thateight others were injured in the explosion which occurred during a local match in the port town of Barawe, Southern Somalia on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
Ahmed said most people are seriously wounded and are being treated at a local hospital.
Eyewitnesses claimed the bomb was buried in the sandy stadium.
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The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Barawe was once a key al-Shabab stronghold before Somali and African Union forces seized the town and drove out the militants, who had banned sports activities in areas under their control.
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