Death toll from terror blast in Somalia’s capital rises to 231

15 October 2017, 6:20 pm

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The death toll from the most powerful bomb blast witnessed in Somalia’s capital rises to 231 with more than 275 injured, making it the deadliest single terror attack ever in this Horn of Africa nation, according to a Somalian senator.

Abshir Abdi Ahmed says the toll comes from doctors at hospitals he has visited in Mogadishu. Many of the bodies in hospital mortuaries have not yet been identified, he said.

Somalis gather and search for survivors by destroyed buildings at the scene of a blast in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, October 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Saturday’s blast is the single deadliest attack ever in this Horn of Africa nation.

Doctors struggled to assist horrifically wounded victims, many burned beyond recognition. Officials fear the toll will continue to climb from the truck bomb that targeted a busy street near key ministries.

— with AP