The death toll from Saturday’s truck bombing in Somalia’s capital is now over 300, the director of an ambulance service says, as the country reels from the deadliest single attack it’s ever experienced.
More people have died of their wounds in the past few hours, says Dr. Abdulkadir Adam of Aamin Ambulance. Funerals have continued and the government said the death toll is expected to rise.
A picture taken on October 15, 2017 shows a general view of the scene of the explosion of a truck bomb in the center of Mogadishu. (AFP/ Mohamed ABDIWAHAB)
Saturday’s truck bombing targeted a crowded street in Mogadishu, and about 300 others were injured. Somalia’s government is blaming the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab extremist group, which has not commented.
More than 70 critically injured people are being airlifted to Turkey for treatment as international aid begins to arrive, say officials.
Overwhelmed hospitals in Mogadishu are struggling to assist other badly wounded victims, many burned beyond recognition.
— AP
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