EU condemns attacks in Mogadishu

NAIROBI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The European Union on Tuesday expressed concern over the killing of about 20 Somalis mainly women in a bomb attack in Mogadishu early Monday. In a statement issued in Nairobi, the EU termed all acts of violence perpetrated against civilians which also left more than 50 others injured as "unjustifiable" in the Horn of Africa nation. "The EU Presidency strongly condemns all acts of violence perpetrated against civilians in Somalia, and calls for the immediate end to all violence," the statement said. A roadside bomb explosion occurred in Mogadishu early on Monday, killing most of women cleaners who were sweeping a street in the Somali capital. The explosion and overnight attacks on military bases ended a brief period of relative calm that followed the signing of a peace deal in Djibouti between the... [read full story]