Somalia Stadium Suicide Attack: Death Toll Rises To 15
Attack claimed lives of high ranking military officials during ongoing welcome party for Somalia s new prime minister. The death toll from Friday s attack in Mogadishu that killed several high-ranking military and police officials has risen to 15, local authorities confirmed on Saturday.
Speaking to local media, security officials said that 15 people lost their lives in the suicide attack that happened in the central town of Galkayo in the Mudug region.
Police said that the new deaths were recorded from the injured that had been rushed to hospital after the attack at the stadium where a welcome party was being prepared for Somalia s new Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble.