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A roadside bomb in Mogadishu targeted the president's convoy, Somalian government says

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A roadside bomb in Mogadishu targeted the president's convoy, Somalian government says.

The Information Ministry in a statement called the attack a “cowardly act of desperation” by the militant group al-Shabab .

The president was unharmed, but a witness said he counted three bodies at the scene.

The British Embassy in Somalia condemns the attack and reaffirms support for Somalia 's counterterrorism efforts.

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