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Death toll hits 37 after Al-Shabaab attacks Mogadishu beach

Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack in Mogadishu on August 3, 2024. [AFP]

An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu killing 37 people and wounding scores more, officials said Saturday, one of the deadliest recent strikes in the East African country.

The Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists have been waging an insurgency against the internationally-backed federal government for more than 17 years.

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