At least 100 people were killed and 300 others injured in blasts in the Somali capital Mogadishu (29), according to the president. The Islamist group Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack.
At least 100 people were killed and 300 wounded in two suicide attacks in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, according to the president. This is reported by the Shabelle Media Network radio station, citing President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who visited the site. On Twitter, Mohamud spoke of a “dastardly and cowardly terrorist attack”.
A police spokesman said the attacks took place outside the East African country’s Ministry of Education. A doctor at the Medina hospital told the dpa news agency that up to 50 bodies were taken there and many wounded were admitted. Other hospitals in the city also admitted victims.
According to Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre, the government is trying to get more information about the victims. Most are civilians, the police spokesman said. According to him, there were four attackers who were also killed.
The Islamist group Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. control much of central and southern Somalia.
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