2 Turkish teachers killed in Somali school bus attack

Date posted: March 30, 2016

Two Turkish teachers working in Somalia have been killed along with 4 Somalis after a school bus was targeted.

Four Turkish school children were wounded in the attack along with a Kenyan student according to preliminary reports.

Source: Turkish Minute , March 30, 2016

Tags: Education | Hizmet-inspired schools | Somalia |

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