Car bomb exploded in a busy market in Mogadishu - at least eight killed

A car bomb exploded near a busy market in Somalia's capital Mogadishu and left at least eight people dead and medical sources have warned that the toll could be far higher.
An official of the police have indicated that eight civilians have been killed in the blast and more than 10 others wounded but the death toll could rise because the area is a market and it was densely populated when the blast occurred. Most of those wounded have serious injuries.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 26 November 2016.

Unconfirmed sources had suggested nearly 30 people had been killed, but this was not confirmed by authorities. The ambulance service have indicated about collecting 13 wounded civilians and 28 dead bodies and the toll could be higher. The blast happened in the densely populated Afisiyone area in southern Mogadishu.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the immediate suspicion falls on the Al-Qaeda linked Islamist group al-Shabaab. It has been locked in battle against the Somali government and regularly carries out attacks in the city. It still control vast swathes of outlying rural areas from which they launch guerrilla operations. Its most deadly recent attack was in August when a car bomb outside a popular hotel close to the presidential palace killed 15.


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