At least 10 people were killed and seven others wounded in twin bombings suspected to have been carried out by al-Shabab in the central Somalia town of Mahas early Wednesday, a regional government official and witnesses confirmed. He said two cars laden with explosives targeted government officials inside the house, adding that most of the casualties were civilians. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack but the terror group al-Shabab has been conducting deadly strikes in the country against government officials and African Union peacekeepers since 2007. Mahas is one of the districts where the government and regional forces flushed out al-Shabab in the past months. The Al-Qaida allied terror group has lost many areas previously under its control, but it is still capable of staging attacks in Somalia.

Source: Daily News Egypt January 05, 2023 13:50 UTC