The attack in Somalia: the victims of the explosion at the market were about 40 people

While none of the terrorist groups has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The number of victims of explosion at a market in the Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to 39 people.

According to information, around 50 were injured.

Previously, the DPA news Agency, citing local authorities reported 35 dead and 40 wounded. According to the head of the city district Wadajir Ahmed Araxa, the cause of the explosion was a bomb planted in the truck.

“We got 39 bodies were also a large number of wounded”, — told Reuters the head of the ambulance service Abdikadir Abdirahman, the.

Reportedly, while none of the terrorist groups has claimed responsibility for the attack.

In Somalia based radical Islamic grouping “Ash-Shabab” (“Movement of young Mujahideen”), having close ties with international terrorist organization “al-Qaeda” (banned in Russia). “Al-Shabab” is waging an armed struggle against the government of the country and impedes the humanitarian activities of the UN.

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