Jasmine Anderson
December 3, 2009
7:32pm
Today in Somalia during the graduation of some medical students there was a suicide bombing. The students had been graduating from Benadir University, which was set up in 2002 to train doctors to replace those who had fled overseas or been killed in the civil war. This bombing killed 19 people, with 4 being government ministers; and wounded more than 60 people. No one has claimed responsibility for this attack, but a presidential spokesman believes it was the Islam militants by the name of al-Shabab; they control most of the country. People described this as horrible, considering they killed those who were trying to help the country. The president referred to the bombing as a “natural disaster.” It was said that this bombing took black in order to blackmail and intimidate the UN-backed government. In response, other countries said that this bombing would not deter the international community from continuing its support to the Somali government.
I think this is a shame, that something so joyous was ruined. It was absolutely horrible, these graduates were eventually going to be helping the country; if not already. These bombers ruined a great day for everyone; the graduates, families, friends and etc. The article said that government officials were the target, yet many others were killed. I just don’t see the point in these bombings, especially when the bomber was in full veil, like an Islamic woman. I mean, if you’re going to kill a bunch of people the least you could do is show your face. Of course I’m not saying that either way these bombings are right, that’s just the way I feel about it. But either way, it’s an absolutely terrible situation. I hope this Islam militant group is stopped, or som what slowed down. I don’t understand how they can control most of the country. That’s a bit ridiculous. But obviously, something needs to be done.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8394389.stm
1 comment:
This article really does show you just how much hate there is in the world. To kill a bunch of people is one thing but, like you said, these people are trying to help the country. And if the people who are responsible for this attack are in control in most of the government, then why on earth wouldn't they want to help the government they control by adding more doctors and people with medical degrees to the economy? It is all just so sad.
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