Suicide bomber in Somalia tries to enter army headquarters; 7 soldiers wounded, bomber killed

 December 31, 1969 06:00   washingtonpost.com

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Somali officer says a suicide bomber dressed in a military uniform tried to enter the headquarters of the Somali army in Mogadishu but was shot dead by troops. Lt. Hassan Hussein said seven Somali troops were wounded after the bomber detonated the explosives on Tuesday. Hussein says that only the bomber was killed. Read full article >>

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