The number of victims of explosion in the Somali capital has risen to 85
MOSCOW, 15 Nov — RIA Novosti. The death toll in the blast in the Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to 85, another 250 people were injured, reports channel “al-Dzhazira” referring to the ambulance service.
Earlier it was reported about 40 dead. On Saturday, a truck bomb exploded at one of the busiest streets of the city.
According to the TV, the President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed announced three-day mourning.
Media, citing police, reported a second explosion in Mogadishu. Breaking occurred in the same area where the first victims were not. In addition, militiamen managed to detain the driver of the car, which was discovered by the explosives.