Bomb kills 5 during football match in Somalia
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we believe al shabaab was behind it and that the target was officials who were not seated there at the time of the match.1 a bomb killed five spectators at a football match in southern somalia police and a lawmaker said on friday the first time an explosion has targeted a stadium1 police said it appeared to have been detonated by remote control1 the bomb killed five people and injured a dozen others in the football field1 all the casualties were from the onlookers mahad dhoore a lawmaker for south west state told reuters1 police officer mohamed aden said al shabaab group was suspected of being behind the attack and put the number of dead at four and wounded at 12.1 the blast went off in the port town of barawe in the lower shabelle region when residents were watching a football match on thursday afternoon police said adding that al qaeda-linked al shabaab could be behind the attack.1 the bomb looked like a remotely controlled one that was planted there aden told reuters from barawe1 al shabaab are fighting to topple somalias western-backed central government and establish their own rule based on their strict interpretation of islamic law.1 the group frequently carries out bombings and gun attacks in the capital mogadishu and other parts of somalia1 al shabaab carried out an explosion that killed teenagers who were just playing football in barawe town1 al shabaab is the only enemy we have president mohamed abdullahi mohamed said during a farewell party for somalias outgoing parliament speaker.reutersnan1