ALBAWABA - The death toll from twin car blasts in central Somalia has risen to 19.
#BREAKING Death toll from central Somalia car bombings rises to 19: security source pic.twitter.com/ZiySyti8GT
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AFP reported that 19 people were killed in the bombings claimed by Al-Shabaab, a local militia commander in the Hiran region.
"Nineteen people, including members of the security forces and civilians, died in the blasts," said Mohamed Moalim Adan, a leader of a community militia allied with the government in Mahas, the district where the attacks took place.