At least 20 civilians in central Somalia were killed in an attack by the al-Shabaab terrorist group on a convoy carrying food supplies, officials said on last Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This comes as the Horn of African nation is struggling with its worst drought and food shortage in 40 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Twitter, Somalia’s presidential envoy for drought response called for immediate support to affected communities after the “devastating” incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the deadly attack. The group has been conducting deadly strikes in the country against government officials and African Union peacekeepers since 2007.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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