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32 people were killed and about 70 others wounded when two IEDs exploded at Abdalla Shidieeye mosque frequented by AS in Bakara market of Mogadishu.Retrieved www on 03/05/2010, https://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2010/May/blasts_at_somali_mosque_kill_32_al_shabaab.aspx O1/IED Attack on Mosque/(0/10)/ (00)/Mogadishu/Banadir/20100503.1083. IED attacks on mosques are a new phenomenon in Somalia. The two attacks on mosques in Mogadishu and Kismayu which are both AS strongholds is seen as internal struggle by AOGs (internal to AS or Hisbul Islamiya). There are however persistent rumours of potential ASWJ/TFG/Private Military Corporations (PMC) involvement.Reports of AS leader Shongole being injured are confirmed although severity of injuries is unknown |
