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Somali minister survives suicide attack

Pat McMahon Contributor
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Somalia’s defence minister has survived an assassination attempt by a suicide bomber in the capital Mogadishu.

Yusuf Mohamed Siyad told the BBC how a car was driven towards his vehicle and explosives on board were detonated, injuring two of his security guards.

He said more explosions went off as he tried to collect the wounded guards.

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