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Somalia — The rival political sides of Somalia have unanimously condemned yesterday's deadly bomb attack targeted to Shamo hotel, just as well decorated graduating ceremony held for Banadir University students continued in the hotel.

More than 25 people were killed and 50 others were injured in the explosion. Most of the people who died in the blast were high officials of the TFG, doctors, professors, student s and journalists who all attended in the graduating ceremony that was going on in the hotel.

TFG president Sharif Sheik Ahmed said that they were very sorry what had happened yesterday pointing out that the explosion was what he described foreign ideology and strongly condemned it and sent his deep condolence to the relatives of the people died in the blast.

Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen had also criticized the bomb attack which resulted in more casualties of deaths, injuries and the loss of the properties.

Sheik Ali Mohamud Rage known as (Sheik Ali Dere), the spokesman of the Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen has sent condolence to the parents of those who lost their lives in the explosion adding that they were not involved what happened.

Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, head of the Islamic organization of Hisbul Islam also joined those who sent their condolence messages to the people whose people lost in yesterdays' bomb attack adding that he was so sorry about it.

Both presidents of the break away republic of Somaliland and semi-autonomous region of Puntland accused those who masterminded the explosion pointing out that it was sorrowful event adding shocked all the Somali people.

The two presidents of Puntland and Somaliland Dahir Rayle Kahin and Abdirahman Mohamud Farole had sent their condolence to the relatives and parents of the people who were killed in the suicide blast which killed more people including ministers, doctors, journalists and students in Shamo hotel as they were attending the graduation ceremony held for Banadir University in Shamo hotel in Mogadishu.

Banadir University was established in 2002 by group of Somali doctors and most of the people who died in the explosion were the student who graduated from it and preparing to take their diplomas after completing the medical faculty of Banadir University in Mogadishu.

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