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Thousands Protest Somalia’s Deadliest Attack

Thousands Protest Somalia’s Deadliest Attack
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Thousands of protesters flooded the streets of the Somali capital of Mogadishu in defiance of Saturday's blasts that claimed more than 300 lives.

Thousands Protest Somalia’s Deadliest Attack

The country's deadliest attacks to date reportedly came in retaliation for a joint raid by the country's government and the US on a terrorist stronghold.

Wednesday saw crowds of protesters in red headbands gather in the capital to rally against the terrorists, who carried out one of the world's worst atrocities, already referred to by some in the country as Somalia's 9/11.

"You can kill us, but not our spirit and desire for peace," high school teacher Zainab Muse said, as quoted by AP.

However, as the crowd attempted to enter the truck explosion site in central Mogadishu, at least three people were injured by security forces, who opened fire to prevent access, according to AP, citing the police.

Later, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed called on the demonstrators to "take your guns" and "liberate our country" during his address on a football field.

"Come forward for recruitment [into] government forces in order to fight and eliminate Al-Shabaab," Reuters cited the president as saying.

While the authorities blame extremists from the terrorist Al-Shabaab group for perpetrating the attack, a report has emerged, saying that the driver might have been inspired by revenge for a botched raid in his hometown of Bariire, some 50 km from the capital.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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