Reports of Car Bomb Blast in Wadajir District of Mogadishu
Category: Conflict
Severity: 3 (Moderate)
Source: Drum Cussac
02/15/2018 (Somalia) - According to emerging and unconfirmed reports from social media sources on Thursday, 15 February, there has been a large explosion in Mogadishu. Unconfirmed sources state that the blast was the result of a car bomb detonating in the Wadajir district of the city. The Wadajir district houses the Siliga Amerikanka refugee camp and also the Burundian Military Contingent of the African Union Mission In Somalia (AMISOM). It is not clear if these areas have been targetted or if there have been any casualties caused by the incident. Further updates are awaited.
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