He said the cowardly terrorists targeted civilians with bomb blasts, killing mothers with babies on their backs. Somali police spokesman Sadik Adan Ali Doodishe said at a news conference in Mogadishu after the attack that “scores of people were killed in the attack” and that those responsible targeted civilians, including women, children and the elderly. The al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the bombings, saying it had struck one of Somalia’s government ministries in Mogadishu. He said there were massive casualties from the attack, but added it as too early to say how many people have been killed or injured.Ībdulqadir Mohamed Abdulle, a VOA Somali Service stringer, also has been injured in the attack, according to his colleagues. He confirmed that a local journalist, Mohamed Issa Konan, was among the people who were killed in the attack. ![]() ![]() ![]() Double Car bomb blasts Saturday rocked Somalia’s capital city, Mogadishu, killing scores and causing additional casualties.Ī police officer who spoke to VOA on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media said one of the blasts took place near Somalia’ Ministry of Education building.
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