Close to 20 people among them a deputy minister were killed in multiple bombing attacks in Mogadishu and its environs.
Al-Shabaab militants drove into the Ministry of Labour office block leaving in its wake at least ten dead and ten others injured. Deputy Labour Minister Saqar Ibrahim Abdalla was among those killed in the 11 am bombing.
According to some tabloids,police sources said that about ten bodies had been retrieved from the building which also houses the ministry of public works in Shangani area.
Ambulance service Aaamin Ambulance said it had ferried ten injured people to various city hospitals.
The entrance to the Ministry of Labour building damaged when an explosives laded vehicle rammed into it.
An explosives loaded vehicle rammed into the building followed by heavy gunfire as security forces engaged the militants in gunfire. Three explosions went off within a span of 15 minutes.
Police said all the militants had been killed.
three other bombings hit various parts of the city today killing a total of 9 people and injuring five. Separate blasts hit Ex-Control Afgooye area killing 7 people while in Warshadaha street in Daynile district two people were killed in a blast.
The fourth blast hit Hawlwadaq district but there were no casualties reported.
Turkey has today condemned the terror attacks on Saturday in the Somalia capital Mogadishu that killed almost to 20 people including a deputy minister and wounded eleven others.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement: “We strongly condemn the terrorist attacks perpetrated against the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Public Works in Mogadishu.”
“We wish Allah’s mercy upon those who lost their lives, a speedy recovery to the wounded and convey our condolences to the friendly and brotherly Government and people of Somalia,” the statement read.
Somali-based al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist group Al-Shabaab has claimed the responsibility of the attacks.
Al-Shabaab militants drove into the Ministry of Labour office block leaving in its wake at least ten dead and ten others injured. Deputy Labour Minister Saqar Ibrahim Abdalla was among those killed in the 11 am bombing.
According to some tabloids,police sources said that about ten bodies had been retrieved from the building which also houses the ministry of public works in Shangani area.
Ambulance service Aaamin Ambulance said it had ferried ten injured people to various city hospitals.
The entrance to the Ministry of Labour building damaged when an explosives laded vehicle rammed into it.
An explosives loaded vehicle rammed into the building followed by heavy gunfire as security forces engaged the militants in gunfire. Three explosions went off within a span of 15 minutes.
Police said all the militants had been killed.
three other bombings hit various parts of the city today killing a total of 9 people and injuring five. Separate blasts hit Ex-Control Afgooye area killing 7 people while in Warshadaha street in Daynile district two people were killed in a blast.
The fourth blast hit Hawlwadaq district but there were no casualties reported.
Turkey has today condemned the terror attacks on Saturday in the Somalia capital Mogadishu that killed almost to 20 people including a deputy minister and wounded eleven others.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement: “We strongly condemn the terrorist attacks perpetrated against the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Public Works in Mogadishu.”
“We wish Allah’s mercy upon those who lost their lives, a speedy recovery to the wounded and convey our condolences to the friendly and brotherly Government and people of Somalia,” the statement read.
Somali-based al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist group Al-Shabaab has claimed the responsibility of the attacks.
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