The murderer was likely pursuing the promise of Paradise to those who “kill and are killed” for Allah (Qur’an 9:111).
“Islamist bombing near school in Somalia kills 8, wounds 13 children,” by Abdi Sheikh, Reuters, November 25, 2021:
MOGADISHU, Nov 25 (Reuters) – An Islamist suicide bombing outside a school in Somalia’s capital killed eight people and wounded 17 including 13 children, the latest in a string of deadly blasts this year in a country beset by political turmoil and drought.
The bombing at around 7:30 a.m. was claimed by al Shabaab militants, who said they intended to strike a United Nations security convoy passing near the school.
A U.N. spokesperson in Mogadishu declined to comment. A staff member speaking on condition of anonymity said no international personnel from the U.N. were hurt but they had no information on whether Somali employees were hurt.
A column of smoke rose over the Mocaasir Primary and Secondary School, where classroom ceilings crashed onto students’ desks, witnesses said….
