International • Created February 26, 2018 02:00

SOMALIAL: Twin car bombings kill nearly 40 in Mogadishu

At least 38 are dead in two car bomb blasts, claimed by al-Shabab, reported near presidential palace in Somali capital. Twin car bombings and subsequent gunfire has left at least 38 people dead and 20 others wounded in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, medical workers said. A loud explosion reportedly took place on Friday, followed […]

SOMALIAL: Twin car bombings kill nearly 40 in Mogadishu
SOMALIAL: Twin car bombings kill nearly 40 in Mogadishu

At least 38 are dead in two car bomb blasts, claimed by al-Shabab, reported near presidential palace in Somali capital.

Twin car bombings and subsequent gunfire has left at least 38 people dead and 20 others wounded in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, medical workers said.

A loud explosion reportedly took place on Friday, followed by a second blast and sustained gunfire which broke out near the president’s residence. The second blast took place beside a popular hotel.

The Aamin Ambulance service, which confirmed the death toll, transported victims to the hospital. The armed group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack.

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