21 victims dead in Somalia suicide attacks
war, terrorism, news, foreign affairs
October 29, 2008, by SALAD DUHUL
A wave of suicide bombings killed more than 20 people Wednesday in northern Somalia, striking just as international leaders held talks on ending decades of deadly turmoil in this chaotic African nation.
The five seemingly coordinated attacks targeted a U.N. compound, the Ethiopian consulate and the presidential palace in Somaliland's capital, Hargeisa. All occurred in the breakaway republic of Somaliland and in Somalia's Puntland region - both of which have largely been spared the deadly violence seen in the country's south.