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Berdale

Coordinates: 2°59′00″N 44°17′00″E / 2.983333°N 44.283333°E / 2.983333; 44.283333
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Berdale
Berdaali
Town
Berdale is located in Somalia
Berdale
Berdale
Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 2°59′00″N 44°17′00″E / 2.983333°N 44.283333°E / 2.983333; 44.283333
Country Somalia
RegionBay
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Berdale (Maay: Berdaali, Somali: Berdaale) is a town in the southern Bay region of Somalia, in South West State of Somalia, and is also known as Bardale.[1] It is the center of the Berdale District.

On 4 May, 2020, this was the site of an aircraft shootdown incident. A chartered cargo flight carrying medical supplies and mosquito nets, including supplies to assist in the coronavirus pandemic, was shot down by Ethiopian troops fearing a suicide attack.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cargo plane "shot down" in Somalia, all occupants killed". Garowe Online. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  2. ^ Dahir, Abdi Latif (2020-05-10). "Ethiopian Troops May Have Shot Down Aid Plane in Somalia, Report Says". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-22.