Somalia: IED blast in Mogadishu leaves 8 dead, 5 injured


At least 8 people were killed and over 5 wounded in an explosion that rocked Mogadishu, the Somali capital on Monday evening, witnesses and police said.

The IED blast occurred on a busy street in El-Qalow area located in the Wadajir district. It took place during a traffic jam that a high toll of deaths, according to an eyewitness speaking to KON.

The scene was later cordoned off by the police and the ambulances transported the wounded and the dead bodies to the hospitals in the city. There was an immediate claim of responsibility.

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