MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Egyptian government and African Union (AU) have condemned the deadly suicide bombing in Jalle Siyad academy, which claimed the lives of over 20 government soldiers.
On Monday, a bomber detonated a suicide vest as the soldiers lined up after breakfast. The soldiers had been recently deployed to Mogadishu for additional training and re-equipping.
In a statement, Egyptian foreign ministry expressed its sincere condolences and sympathies to the government and people of the Somalia as well to the families of the victims.
The ministry wished a speedy recovery for all the injured and affirming its standby brotherly Somalia in confronting all forms of violence, extremism, and terrorism.
In a separate statement, the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) condemned a terrorist attack on a military academy.
The ATMIS extended its deepest condolences to the bereaved families and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
On Monday, a bomber detonated a suicide vest as the soldiers lined up after breakfast. The soldiers had been recently deployed to Mogadishu for additional training and re-equipping.
Al-Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility for the attack. In a statement on Telegram, al-Shabab said one of its suicide bombers carried out the strike.
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