Two attacks on Wednesday evening in Beledweyne, a locality in central Somalia, killed a total of more than thirty people.
A car bomb
"We are still trying to get official statistics on the total number of casualties but we have so far confirmed that more than 30 people have been killed by the second blast alone, which was caused by a car bomb," he said. said by telephone, Isak Ali Abdulle, a local police official.
"The terrorists carried out the first attack with a suicide bomber and had a car loaded with explosives ready in front of the hospital in order to cause more casualties," he added.
Two deputies lost their lives
The first attack killed two incumbent MPs, including elected Amina Mohamed Abdi, who was campaigning for re-election, as well as "several" of her guards.
The second took place shortly after in front of the hospital, where gutted cars were visible on Thursday.
On Wednesday morning, at least three people were killed in an attack on the airport in the Somali capital Mogadishu, a highly protected compound housing UN offices, embassies and an African Union force base (Amisom ).
The latter was claimed by the Shebab Islamists.
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