Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud confirmed this Sunday. As a result of the explosion of two bombs in the capital at the same time, 100 people died and 300 were injured.Mogadishu, an attack attributed to the Islamist group Al Shabaab.
According to officials, everything points to the cause of the explosions. two car bombs It is located near the central building of the Ministry of National Education. Police pointed out that the explosions occurred around 02:00. injuring all types of civilians, including children. First, police spokesman Mohamed Dahir explained that most of the dead were civilians. He also warned that there were at least four attackers and that most of the injured were in critical condition.
Police blamed the jihadist organization Al Shabaab, one of the most active in the country and one of the most dangerous on the continent. According to the security forces, most jihadists caused two explosions, possibly suicide bombs, before entering the Ministry headquarters. Sources from the ‘Somali Times’ newspaper confirmed the entry of jihadists into the ministry. random fire.
Among the dead is 29-year-old journalist Mohamed Isse Koona, as confirmed by the Somali Journalists’ Union on his Twitter account. Other colleagues were also injured: Voice of America reporter Abdul Qadir and Reuters photojournalist Faisal Omar are dining at a nearby restaurant hit by the attack.
‘Somalia Times’ sources initially at least “two big explosions” just “a few minutes apart” This is before the attack on the Ministry’s headquarters on Sobe Road, busy area with the surrounding commercial areas. “We are still finishing compiling the total casualties from the brutal attack launched by these monsters, but reiterate that the security forces and the Somali Government remain committed to the fight to eliminate this enemy,” said police spokesman Sadiq Dodishe.
terrorist group Al-Shabaab linked al-Qaedaclaimed responsibility for the attacks via the radio station, Al Andalus.
Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre expressed his condolences to the victims of the attack. “I am thinking of the families of those killed and injured in today’s barbaric attacks. My government will continue to fight and eliminate the terrorist organization Al Shabaab,” he said.
The UN Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) “strongly” condemned the attack.brutal attackHe conveyed his condolences to Al Shabaab and the families of the victims. “We strongly support the Somalis against terrorism,” he said in a short message posted on Twitter.
The site of the suicide bombing is Mogadishu’s Zoobe crossing, in the same place more than 587 people died and hundreds were injured in a truck bomb explosion on October 14, 2017.
Source: Informacion
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