Mogadishu blast: 276 killed, more than 300 injured in deadliest attack on Somalia
The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu killed 276 people with around 300 others injured
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The most powerful bomb ever witnessed in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu killed 276 people with around 300 others injured, making it the deadliest single attack in the nation. AP
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The country’s Somali-American leader, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, declared three days of mourning and joined thousands of people who responded to a desperate plea by hospitals to donate blood. AP
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As angry protesters gathered near the scene of the attack, Somalia’s government blamed the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabab extremist group for what it called a “national disaster.” AP
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Locals help a civilian wounded in Saturday’s blast, at Medina hospital in Mogadishu. Doctors struggled to assist badly wounded victims, many burned beyond recognition. AP
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Somali children assist other civilians and security forces in their rescue efforts by carrying away unidentified charred human remains in a cardboard box, to clear the blast scene. AP
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A Somali woman reacts as she stands by the remains of victims the blast. The explosion shattered hopes of recovery in an impoverished country left fragile by decades of conflict, and it again raised doubts over the government’s ability to secure the seaside city of more than 2 million people. AP
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