NEWS OF THE DAY

_1 Somalia attacks: Explosions rocked two of Somalia’s largest cities on Saturday as officials said a suicide car bomber struck near the port in Mogadishu and a land mine in a restaurant on the outskirts of Baidoa killed four people. Ali Abdullahi, an official with the Southwestern regional state, said the mine was detonated remotely as people were dining during the morning rush. Several others were wounded, he said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the al Qaedalinked alShabab group has targeted the city in the past. In Mogadishu, thick smoke billowed over the port area after police Col. Ahmed Ali said the car bomber detonated. Five police officers were wounded.

_2 Security threat: A military reservist who allegedly crashed his truck through a gate on the grounds where Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives has been charged with 22 crimes, including weapons offenses and uttering threats. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy Commissioner Mike Duheme said Corey Hurren, 46, had several weapons when he was arrested. He declined to comment on a motive. Police said Hurren crashed his truck through the gate at 6:30 a.m. Thursday. The truck was disabled and the suspect was spotted with a rifle before being contained in a greenhouse on the property in Ottawa. The man had a bail hearing Friday and was remanded in custody until July 17.

_3 Tiger mauling: The zoo in Switzerland’s biggest city said a keeper was killed Saturday by one of the park’s Siberian tigers. Horrified visitors raised the alarm that the keeper had been attacked in the tiger enclosure, prompting staff members at Zoo Zurich to rush to her aid. The other keepers were able to lure the Siberian tiger, named Irina, away from their colleague. First responders tried to revive the woman but she died at the scene. The zoo said an investigation has been opened into the “tragic incident.” The zoo, which only recently reopened following a coronavirusrelated shutdown, will remain closed Sunday. _4 Mexico violence: Soldiers patrolling in the border city of Nuevo Laredo came under fire from drug cartel gunmen, then killed 12 of their attackers in a gunbattle, the military said. The Defense Department said three army patrol trucks were hit by gunfire Friday, but no troops were hurt. The gunmen were believed to belong to the Cartel of the Northeast, a splinter group from the Zetas cartel. Nuevo Laredo, which is across the Rio Grande from Laredo, Texas, has been the scene of bloody gunfights in recent years. On Jan. 4, the U.S. consulate in Nuevo Laredo issued a warned that “organized crime activity” is common” in Nuevo Laredo. In central Mexico, meanwhile, armed men killed five police officers in Guanajuato, the state where 26 recovering addicts at a drug rehabilitation center were massacred last week. _5 Elephant deaths: Botswana is investigating a staggeringly high number of elephant carcasses — 275 — found in the Okavango Delta area in recent weeks. Tissue samples have been collected for analysis, and anthrax has been ruled out as the cause. Lucas Taolo, acting director of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks, said local communities are being advised not to tamper with the dead elephant’s tusks. Poaching remains a threat but also has been ruled out as the cause of the deaths. This is “one of the biggest disasters to impact elephants this century, and right in the middle of one of Africa’s top tourism destinations,” said the director of conservation group National Park Rescue, Mark Hiley. He said COVID19 is an unlikely candidate but nothing, including poison, can be ruled out.