Al-Shabab attack at Mogadishu port kills dozens

An al-Shabab suicide car bomber has struck the entrance of Mogadishu’s largest port and an adjacent police complex, killing at least 29 people and wounding nearly 48 others, according to police sources.  Initial reports had put the toll at 12 dead and 14 injured, but more bodies were discovered in the rubble of the collapsed […]

An al-Shabab suicide car bomber has struck the entrance of Mogadishu’s largest port and an adjacent police complex, killing at least 29 people and wounding nearly 48 others, according to police sources. 

Initial reports had put the toll at 12 dead and 14 injured, but more bodies were discovered in the rubble of the collapsed buildings, according to officials.

There were also more deaths as people succumbed to their injuries in hospital.

Most of the victims were labourers and port workers, General Abdullahi Hassan Barise, a senior police officer, told DPA news agency. Among the dead were at least five police officers and two young boys.

Civilians made up most of the wounded.

The attack took place near the gate of Mogadishu’s main port and is the latest in a series of attacks on the capital.