Somalia is attacked again; 869 casualties; deadliest attack

Somalia/Mogadishu Dec 02: Somali has been again targeted and this time the death toll crossed the death toll of October.

On 14th October a deadliest terrorist attack in the history of Somalia killed 358 but the latest attack killed 512 people.

The truck blast in the Somali Capital Mogadishu , killed 512 and injured many and emergency committee investigating the terrorist atrocity has found.

The 14th October blast responsibility was not claimed by any terror outfits, but the Al-Qaeda- aligned Shabaab militant group was blamed.

The responsibility for present attack is also not claimed by any group.

"The overall number of people we have recorded involved in the casualty are 869 persons: 512 are dead, 295 wounded and about 70 others are not yet confirmed if they were dead and or missing," Abdulahi Mohamed Shirwac, chairman of the Somali Emergency Operation Centre said.