Somalia: President Claims Death Toll From Blast Reached 100

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In Somalia, the death toll from Saturday’s twin bomb attack in the capital, Mogadishu, has climbed to at least 100, according to authorities.

Two cars packed with explosives were detonated minutes apart near the busy Zobe junction followed by gunfire.

The attack happened at the same busy junction where a truck packed with explosives blew up in October 2017, killing more than 500 people and injuring more than 290.

Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud denounced the attack and blamed the al Shabaab extremists