Mortar blast kills 27, mostly children, in Somalia

Mortar blast kills 27 people in Somalia, mainly children

The explosion in the southern Somali town of Qoryoley, occurred after children were playing with a mortar shell which detonated.

Old bomb kills 27 people mostly children in Somalia

ALBAWABA A tragic incident occurred in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region on Friday, resulting in the loss of at least 27 lives, primarily children. The ca

The children had found the grenade on a football field. The explosive device was presumably left behind by the al-Shabaab terror group, the governor believes.

Discarded mortar detonates killing more than 20 in Somalia: Media

Local official says unexploded mortar detonated near to where mostly children - aged between 10 and 15 - were playing.

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Old bomb kills at least 27 people, mostly children, in Somalia

By Radina Gigova, CNN London (CNN) — At least 27 people, most of them children, were killed when remnants of an old bomb exploded in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region on Friday, according to the state-run Somali National News Agency. At least 53 people have also been injured in the blast, SONA reported. The explosion took