Two Blasts in Somali Town Kill at Least 15

Two blasts in the Somali town of Baidoa on Saturday killed at least 15 people and injured more than 30 others. The South West State information minister, Ugas Hassan Abdi, said, "The attacks were carried out by two suicide bombers wearing explosive belts." He said officials were still assessing the casualty figures. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group, which controlled Baidoa between 2009 and 2012 before being driven out by Ethiopian-backed government forces,...

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