231Dead And 275 Injured In Mogadishu Terrorist Attack

The death toll from Saturday’s massive truck bomb attack in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, has surged to at least 231 people, according to police and medical sources.At least 275 people were also wounded in the powerful explosion at a busy road junction, which flattened nearby homes and businesses and turned vehicles into burned wrecks.Senior police officer Ali Hassan Kulmiye on Sunday confirmed the death toll to dpa news agency, with Madina Hospital Director Mohamed Yusuf counting 221 people killed and officials at Erdogan Hospital saying that there were another 10 victims from the blast.It is the deadliest terror attack in Somalia since the Islamist al-Shabab group launched its insurgency in 2007.It is not clear who staged the bombing, but Mogadishu is a target for al-Shabab militants battling the government. President Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” Mohamed has declared three days of mourning for the victims of the blast.Photo Credit: Getty

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