At least 27 people, mostly children between the ages of 10 and 15, have been killed by an explosive device while playing football in Somalia, a country in crisis, according to authorities.
53 people were also injured in Qoryoley district in southern Lower Shabelle province on Friday. The children found an intact explosive device on a soccer field and played with it. This one had exploded.
According to the governor, recent rains are believed to have exposed the explosive device, believed to have been left behind by terrorists from the Islamist terrorist militia Al-Shabaab. The group controls large parts of southern Somalia and repeatedly attacks civilians, soldiers and politicians.
Source: Krone
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