A woman was injured by a roadside bomb in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital. No one has claimed responsibility for the blast.From MSNBC:
MOGADISHU, Somalia - An explosion killed at least 20 people in the Somali capital Sunday, according to witnesses and a hospital official, just as the government struggles with a political crisis that threatens its peace deal with elements of an Islamic insurgency.
The bomb, hidden under a pile of garbage, exploded on a main road. Ten of those killed were women street cleaners.
"It was an ugly scene with blood everywhere," said another witness, Farah Abdi. "I could not count the dead, I just glanced once and I ran away for my life."
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More News On Somalia
Somalia bomb kills 21 women street cleaners -- CNN
Somalia: Bomb blast in capital kills 20, half of them women -- Somalinet
At least 20 killed in Mogadishu bomb carnage -- AFP
Bomb Blast Kills at Least 15 Women in Somalia -- New York Times
Political Rift Widens in Somalia -- Gleektopia
SOMALIA: Prime Minister moves to stem political crisis -- Reuters
Ethiopia recalls top generals as Somalia rift deepens: sources -- Garowe Online
My Comment: It is hard to see how a failed state can get worse .... well we are witnessing it right now. The emphasis is on 21 innocent mothers and children being killed in a bomb blast, but the underlying disaster that will kill hundreds of thousands is being laid down right now.
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