in Business Mogadishu bombing – 79 dead including kids as huge truck bomb rips through Somali capital – the sun, thesun.co.uk 1.4k Views AT LEAST people – including children – have been slaughtered after a truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia. The blast in the capital Mogadishu yesterday morning targeted a tax collection center during rush hour, said Captain Mohamed Hussein. ************A Somali cop walks past wreckage at the scene of a car bomb explosion in MogadishuCredit: Reuters . 680 An injured woman is transported in a wheelchair to nearby Medina hospital in MogadishuCredit: EPA 680 There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the December (blast) **********Credit: EPA **************************************************************************************************************************************An explosion at a busy checkpoint in Somalia’s capital wounded dozens on SaturdayCredit: AP: Associated Press The injured were transported to Medina Hospital in the capital: Credit: Reuters The dead included many students traveling on a bus and two Turkish brothers, officials said. A large black plume of smoke rose above the city in what was the deadliest attack in Mogadishu since a bombing which killed hundreds, reports the Associated Press. A Somali MP also tweeted that the death toll had spiralled to more than 96, including cops – however that number has since been downgraded to (**********************************************************************************************************************************. *** At least people were wounded, Aamin Ambulance service director Abdiqadir Abdulrahman said, and hundreds of locals donated blood in response to desperate appeals. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed condemned the attack as a “heinous act of terror” and blamed the local al-Shabab extremist group. The warped terror cult linked to al-Qaida was pushed out of Mogadishu several years ago but continues to target high-profile areas such as checkpoints and hotels in the seaside city. Kids were injured by the massive truck bomb, along with university students, Captain Hussein said. All I could see was scattered dead bodies, and some of them burned beyond recognition. Truck bomb survivor, Sakariye Abdukadir Gruesome photos of the scene show the twisted metal of burnt-out vehicles – some covered in blood – in the street. Somalia’s police chief General Abdi Hassan Hijar said the truck detonated after police at the checkpoint blocked it from proceeding into the city. An adviser to the capital, Hodan Ali, toldAl Jazeera: “There are many casualties as well, so the death toll is expected to rise.” Sakariye Abdukadir – who witnessed the explosion – said it had “destroyed several of my car windows. “All I could see was scattered dead bodies … amid the blast, and some of them burned beyond recognition.” **********************No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blastCredit: AP: Associated Press ********************************************************************************************************************************************The police were not reachable for comment on casualty numbersCredit: AP: Associated Press Photos from the scene showed the mangled frames of vehiclesCredit: Reuters************************************ ********************** 600The injured were transported to Medina HospitalCredit: Reuters Sabdow Ali, 64, who lives nearby, told Reuters that he had left his house after hearing the explosion and counted at least 13 dead people. “Dozens of injured people were screaming for help, but the police immediately opened fire and I rushed back to my house,” he added. The injured were transported to Medina Hospital, where a Reuters witness saw dozens arriving by ambulance from the scene. 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And journalists are banned from going to attack sites to interview victims. No group has claimed responsibility for today’s attack. Al-Shabab, the target of a growing number of US airstrikes since Donald Trump took office, controls parts of Somalia’s southern and central regions. It funds itself with a taxation system that experts describe as extortion of businesses and travellers that brings in millions of dollars a year. Somalia has been hit by conflict since 2017, when clan warlords overthrew dictator Siad Barre, then turned on each other. A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia’s capital on Saturday morningCredit: Getty – Contributor Victims included several university students who had been traveling in a busCredit: AP: Associated Press) ******** Rescuers carried the injured past the twisted wreckage of vehicles(Credit: Reuters 27 Mogadishu Mayor Omar Muhamoud said at least 125 civilians, mostly students, had been injuredCredit: Getty – Contributor ********************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************************************************The Horn of Africa country has been riven by conflict since (***********************************************************************************************************************, when clan warlords overthrew dict ator Siad BarreCredit: AFP or licensors**************************************************************************************Read More See more Previous article Andy Murray to miss 2020 Australian Open and ATP Cup because of pelvic injury – BBC News, BBC News Next article Man Utd lay down top-four marker as Red Devils put problems in the past with Burnley win – Express, Express.co.uk What do you think? 0 Points Upvote Downvote Leave a ReplyCancel replyYour email address will not be published. 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