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Somalia urges public help in capturing Al-Shabaab suspects linked to Bakara Market attacks
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    Friday March 22, 2024




    MOGADISHU (HOL) — Authorities in Somalia have appealed to the public to apprehend several suspects believed to be responsible for bomb attacks in  Mogadishu's commercial zones.

    State media aired footage from covert cameras that recorded Al-Shabaab operatives executing bomb attacks in crowded business districts, specifically within Bakara Market.

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    The video exposes both the perpetrators of the bombings and their collaborators.

    The Somali government installed surveillance cameras for intelligence purposes. However, traders were told by Al-Shabaab to remove or deactivate the camera under threat of death and property damage, prompting a visit by Somalia's intelligence chief Mahad Mohamed Salad.

    The broadcasted video reveals the tactics Al-Shabaab intended to use for conducting bombings in commercial areas, including Bakara, Somalia's largest open-air market. It features six Al-Shabaab members actively planning and executing the attacks.

    The footage also shows another faction distributing threatening letters to market traders, which is linked to the surveillance effort.

    Officials confirmed that the bombings in Bakara Market's commercial sectors resulted in 30 deaths and numerous injuries.

     





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