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Roadside bomb 'kills eight' on Somalia minibus

By AFP
Egypt At least eight people died and more than 20 others were wounded in a roadside bomb blast near the town of Afgoye outside the Somali capital Mogadishu, a witness said.  By Mohamed Abdiwahab AFPFile
JUN 30, 2016 LISTEN
At least eight people died and more than 20 others were wounded in a roadside bomb blast near the town of Afgoye outside the Somali capital Mogadishu, a witness said. By Mohamed Abdiwahab (AFP/File)

Mogadishu (AFP) - A roadside bomb ripped apart a minibus just outside Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least eight people and injuring several others, a witness said.

"There was a terrible incident, a landmine hit a civilian minibus," said Mohamed Wedow, a witness at the scene near the town of Afgoye.

"At least eight people died and more than 20 others were wounded in the blast."

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