Somalia Rocked by Powerful Explosions
Somalia Rocked by Powerful Explosions
Somalia’s capital Mogadishu and the south-central city of Baidoa were seriously shaken by two blasts that killed more than nine people, media reported Friday.

After the guns were silenced in Somalia, bomb attacks resumed bringing new turmoil in the African country. The first incident occurred late Thursday in Baidoa, where five people were killed by the explosion of a grenade that was tossed inside a cinema.

Nobody claimed the attack, but is believed that a group of Islamist extremists were the culprits, as the same group expressed its opposition towards movies shown in Somali cinemas due to their “immoral content.”

On Friday, a fierce blast scarred the inhabitants of Mogadishu, while three people were killed on the spot, Somali media reported. Also, at least one person died in Somalia’s largest city after unknown perpetrators dashed grenades in some intersections.

Somali authorities are trying to establish a permanent form of governance, after the country has been led by a transitional federal government since warlords ousted President Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991 and threw the nation into total chaos.

A strong military action started in the end of 2006, thousands of Ethiopian troops crossing the border and aided by Somali forces eliminated the terror rule induced by militants.

That is a similar operation to the one carried out in Iraq and Afghanistan, but like there, the rebels don’t give up their fight and began an insurgency campaign against foreign or local troops.

The nation located in the Horn of Africa is on UN’s list for aids, as a program to help underdeveloped countries on the continent has been established at the recent G8 summit by most industrial powers.

A first step has been made, as the United States gave 4 million dollars to the impoverished country through a deal that has been signed by both parts in Nairobi, Kenya.




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