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Somali President extends sympathies and outrage over killing mayor of Merca town
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    Thursday July 28, 2022

    Merca (HOL) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamed extended his condolences and outrage over the killing of the mayor of Merca town Abdullahi Ali Axmed Wafow, who died in a suicide bombing in the town on Wednesday.

    The President also expressed his sympathies to the families of the other victims of the Wednesday suicide bombings in the towns of Merca and Afgoye, saying that these incidents and others demonstrate the cruelty and hostility of the terrorist groups toward the Somali people.

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    "Abdullahi Ali Ahmed was a citizen who sacrificed his life for the government and the country's development. I pray Allah to give all those who were martyred in bombings a place in Jannatul Firdowsa and to grant their loved ones and the Somali people patience and faith, the President, stated in a statement.

    At least 20 people, including the mayor of Merca town Abdullahi Ali Wafow, were killed in two explosions in the Lower Shabelle region on Wednesday.

    The first attack was a suicide bombing that targeted officials in Merca town, killing at least 13 people, including the mayor, while wounding many people.

    The second attack was a landmine explosion that rocked a busy livestock market in Afgoye town, killing seven people and wounding more than 14 others.

    The Islamist insurgency group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the deadly attack in Merca.

    President Mohamud reiterated his government's commitment to a real war against terrorist groups.

     





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