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Suicide Bomber Kills 8 in Somali Capital
Date: 4/4/2012 7:57:22 AM Sender: VOA

Suicide Bomber Kills 8 in Somali Capital

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Somalis stretcher away a man wounded in a blast at the Somali National Theater in Mogadishu, Somalia, April 4, 2012.

Militant group al-Shabab says it was behind a suicide bombing in Somalia＇s capital Wednesday that killed at least eight people, including the country＇s football and Olympic chiefs.

The attack occurred at Somalia＇s newly-reopened national theater.  Witnesses say a female blew herself up as Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali addressed a crowd gathered to celebrate the first anniversary of Somali national television.

The prime minister confirmed to VOA that a woman carried out the attack and he described the strike as "al-Shabab＇s act of terror."

"After they have been defeated in face-to-face fighting, they have started killing innocent people," he said.

The blast killed the head of the Somali Olympic committee, Adan Haji Yabarow Wiish, and football federation chief Said Mohamed Nur.  

Witnesses describe a bloody and chaotic scene in a theater that has symbolized Somalia＇s push to restore security and stability after more than two decades of chaos.

The Somali National Theater re-opened after more than 20 years last month, less than a year after pro-government forces regained control of the capital from al-Shabab.

The al-Qaida-allied group has continued to carry out strikes inside Mogadishu and vowed to keep up its fight to overthrow the transitional government, which is backed by the United Nations.

Al-Shabab continues to control significant parts of southern and central Somalia.

East African nations consider the group an regional threat within the last year both Kenya and Ethiopia have sent troops into Somalia to fight the insurgency.

Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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