231 dead in Somalia blast; Mogadishu

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Mon, Oct 16, 2017, 12:39 AM

231 dead in Somalia blast; Mogadishu

The blast in Somalia's capital Mogadishu killed around 231 people and more than 275 were injured. Somalia's government has blamed the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group for the attack it called a "national disaster.

This attack is the deadliest single attack ever in this Horn of Africa nation, said a senator.

Abshir Abdi Ahmed said the toll comes from doctors at hospitals he has visited in Mogadishu. Many of the bodies in hospital mortuaries have not yet been identified, he said.

The hospitals were full of injured patient and doctors struggled to help out the injured. Many were burnt and doctors feared the death toll could rise even more.