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UN chief condemns terrorist attacks near Mogadishu airport

Xinhua, July 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned the terrorist attacks in the vicinity of Somalia's Mogadishu International Airport.

Earlier on Tuesday, the twin suicide car bomb attacks took place near the airport, killing at least 13 people and injuring five others. The Al-Qaeda linked terrorist group Al-Shabbab has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

"The Secretary-General reaffirms that such criminal acts will not diminish the strong resolve of the United Nations to continue supporting the people and government of Somalia in their work to build peace and stability in the country," said a statement released by Ban's spokesperson.

Al-Shabaab militants have been targeting government bases and social gathering places, mainly hotels, in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia.

Somalia has launched several military operations to push the terrorist group out of the main towns it once controlled, but it remains to be a threat to the security of the local region. Enditem