2016 Galkayo bombings
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On 21 August 2016, a double suicide bombing occurred in Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia.[1] It killed 20 people and injured another 30.[1] The first was a truck bombing which targeted local government headquarters in the city.[1] The second was a car bombing which targeted the emergency services responding to the first bombing.[1] Islamist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the double bombing.[1]
Al-Shabaab also carried out mass murders in Galkayo on 26 November 2018[2] and 21 December 2019.[3]
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