Somalia Theatre Bombing Kills Top Sports Officials -- BBCThe head of Somalia's Olympic committee and its football chief are among eight people killed in a bomb attack on a high-profile event in Mogadishu.
Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali survived the blast unhurt after it struck the newly re-opened national theatre in the capital, Mogadishu.
Militants from the al-Shabab group say they carried out the bombing.
African Union peacekeepers said the "despicable" attack would not deter peace efforts in Somalia.
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2 top Somalia sports officials die in bomb blast -- AP
Somalia theatre suicide bombing kills top sports officials -- The Guardian
Somali Officials Killed in Theater Blast -- Wall Street Journal
President of Somalia’s Olympic committee, head of national football federation killed in bomb blast -- New York Daily News
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