Johns,+Noah+2

=**__Suicide Bombing in Somalia__**= In Mogadishu, Somalia, there was a suicide bombing at a medical graduation ceremony. The al Shabaab rebels deny responsibility for the explosion, even though they have been battling the Western-backed government for political control. The bombing was the worst attack for nearly five months. BBC journalist Mohammed Olad Hassan, was at the Shamo Hotel when the bomb went off. He said that he did not know what had happened at first and that he remembers suddenly being showered with dust. Then he looked over at the Somali journalist sitting next to him. After realizing he was dead, he had to climb over the body to escape. 22 people were killed, including doctors, students, parents and three government ministers.

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I thought both sources proved useful, but the BBC article was harder to pull info from. I think that both should have used more quotes and should have given more details in general. I liked the BBC arctile because even though it didn't give very much backstory, it was by someone who had been there. The other article gave a little backstory and more details about the bombing, so it was more helpful in the end. I liked both articles and thought that this was an event worth researching.

To me, it is shocking that stuff like this happens. I used to joke about things like this in middle school. It's hard for my mind to wrap around how serious things are untill I hear from someone who experienced it. I don't understand why people would do this, though. What do you earn from blowing yourself and 20 other people up? It's still horrible, no matter your reasons. The fact that they just graduated makes it even worse. They had a whole life before them and someone just decides to snatch it away.