Because we American’s can get a bit narcissistic about tragedy, some perspective:

Somalia supreme court attack kills at least 20: Militants fire guns and set off explosions during suspected Al-Shabaab assault on main court buildings in Mogadishu.

Tributes paid to Somali human rights lawyers killed in al-Shabaab attack: Prof Mohamed Mohamud Afrah and Abdikarin Hassan Gorod represented journalist jailed for interviewing alleged rape victim.

I’m not pointing this out just to be a jerk. Victims of tragedy in any part of the world are equally deserving of sympathy.

(Full disclosure: I live 3 miles from the Boston attack.)