Two explosions rocked the capital of Somalia and left at least 100 dead and 300 injured

Target of the attack appears to be the country's education ministry. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia confirmed the death toll when he visited the site of the blasts outside the education ministry in Mogadishu. He said - "Our people who were massacred... included mothers with their children in their arms, fathers who had medical conditions, students who were sent to study, businessmen who were struggling with the lives of their families.” The location of the attack was a busy area where a number of key government offices are located. It was also a day when the nation's president, prime minister and other senior officials were meeting to discuss violent extremism. The leaders were meeting to discuss a known extremist group with affiliations to al-Shabaab that has links to Qaeda. Nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the explosions involving car bombs at Zobe junction. At least 100 killed and 300 injured as Somalia's capital hit by two explosions. The first explosion struck the education ministry near a busy junction in Mogadishu. The next one occurred as ambulances came to the scene and people gathered to help the victims.

State news agency, SONNA, said the blasts had caused "scores of civilian casualties, including independent journalist Mohamed Isse Kona." A media outlet reported about windows blown out of nearby buildings, and burnt out ambulances. A local resident said - "Two car bombs targeted the education ministry building along K5 street. Abdikadir Abdirahman, founder of the Aamin Ambulance Service, added – “The second blast burnt our ambulance as we came to transport the casualty from the first blast." Al Shabaab had stormed the education ministry in 2015, and the latest attack occurred at the scene of a massive al Shabaab blast in 2017, which killed more than 500 people. The UK views Al Shabaab as a terrorist organization.

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