Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 04 Feb 2019, 05:06 pm Print

Mogadishu: At least 10 people were killed when a car bomb blast rocked a crowded shopping mall in Mogadishu city of Somalia on Monday.
The incident reportedly left 12 others hurt.
Capt Farah Osman, a Somali police officer at the scene, confirmed to CNN that the explosion tore through a Mogadishu mall in the capital's business district, Hamarweyne.
Heavy explosion from a suspected car bomb in Mogadishu the capital of Somalia today#Somalia #Mogadishu pic.twitter.com/bPAO6Mk26q
— Sir Mo Abdi Mo ?? (@SirSomaliland) February 4, 2019
Security officials believe that the death toll might rise.
At least nine people were killed in Mogadishu car bombing, seven others wounded - Ambulance. The bombing occurred in a busy area near Mogadishu Mall. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility pic.twitter.com/RfcKdN7dXK
— Harun Maruf (@HarunMaruf) February 4, 2019
Ibrahim Jama, a witness, told the American news channel explosion rattled windows of several nearby business buildings.
Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the blast.
The Al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group had even taken responsibility for the three car bombings last November which had killed 52 people.
Image: Twitter
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