Football Stadium Bomb Blast Kills 5 in Somalia

Published April 13th, 2018 - 01:28 GMT
Photo: somaliupdate.com
Photo: somaliupdate.com

A bomb blast in a football stadium in country's port town of Barawe on Friday claimed five lives.

The stadium was packed when the blast took place.

According to reports, Somalia's very own al-Qaida-linked terror group, al-Shabab immediately claimed the responsibility for the blast.

The terrorist group are known to attack high-value targets in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu quite often.

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