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Suicide Bombing Near Abandoned Catholic Cathedral in Somalia Kills Three

Jan 18, 2024

Three people were killed following a suicide bombing that occurred near an abandoned Catholic Cathedral in Mogadishu in Somalia, the former Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu Diocese has confirmed.

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