A massive car bomb blast left more than 20 people dead and many others wounded in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, police and witnesses said.
“The blast was devastating, and I could confirm more than 20 civilians killed, there were many more wounded, but the toll can be higher,” said police officer Ibrahim Mohamed.
“I have counted twenty-two dead bodies, all of them civilians and there were more than thirty others wounded, this was a dark day,” said Ahmed Moalim Warsame, who witnessed the explosion.