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Somaliland parliament bombed

afrol News, 10 April - Six suspects have been detained in connection with Wednesday's bomb explosion on the parliament building of the breakaway Somaliland in the capital Hargeisa.

This is the third bomb explosion to hit Hargeisa in two weeks. A Somalilan minister has recently become a target of grenade attack.

Despite reducing one of the parliament's offices to rubbles, no single person was reported killed or injured by the blast.

The country's Interior Minister, Abdullahi Ismail accused the militants of Kulmiye opposition party. But the party denied the allegations, describing them as "baseless and groundless."

The blast reportedly exploded soon after lawmakers concluded a stormy debate on a bill that sought to extend the president Dahir Riyale's term of office when it expires in May this year.

President intended to push Somaliland's presidential polls to October to allow the completion of the voter registration process.


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