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Mortar blast kills 27, mostly children, in Somalia
- About 27 people, mostly children, were killed and 53 were injured in an explosion caused by an unexploded mortar shell near Qoryoley town in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region on Friday.
- Officials revealed that the children were playing with the shell, and it suddenly exploded, killing 20 children, previously reported.
- The unexploded shells, also used by warring factions, need to be cleared from the region, as requested by residents.
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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.
·Netherlands
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About 27 people are d�de after a b�rneflock got their hands on an unexploded mortar grenade in Somalia.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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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
·Panama City, United States
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Total News Sources35
Leaning Left6Leaning Right7Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Right
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Right
37% Right
L 32%
C 31%
R 37%
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