Massive Bombing in Mogadishu

rocketsjudoka · Oct 16, 2017

This is the worst terrorist attack in a city and country that has been wracked by violence for decades. I had been hearing that Somalia was making progress but it still had a long way to go and this will set them back.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/15/truck-bomb-mogadishu-kills-people-somalia

Mogadishu truck bomb: 500 casualties in Somalia’s worst terrorist attack
At least 300 people killed and hundreds seriously injured in attack blamed on militant group al-Shabaab

The death toll in the bombing that hit the centre of Mogadishu on Saturday continues to rise, with more than 300 people now believed to have been killed and hundreds more seriously injured.

The scale of the loss makes the attack, which involved a truck packed with several hundred kilograms of military-grade and homemade explosives, one of the most lethal terrorist acts anywhere in the world for many years.

On Monday morning, Somalia’s information minister announced that 276 people had died in the attack with at least 300 people injured. Within hours, however, Abdikadir Abdirahman, the director of Amin ambulances, said his service had confirmed that 300 people died in the blast.

“The death toll will still be higher because some people are still missing,” Abdirahman told Reuters.

More victims continue to be dug from the rubble spread over an area hundreds of metres wide in the centre of the city.

Rescue workers said a definitive death toll may never be established because the intense heat generated by the blast meant the remains of many people would not be found.
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FranchiseBlade · Oct 16, 2017

rocketsjudoka said: ↑

This is the worst terrorist attack in a city and country that has been wracked by violence for decades. I had been hearing that Somalia was making progress but it still had a long way to go and this will set them back.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/15/truck-bomb-mogadishu-kills-people-somalia
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yes, it's super sad. There had been some progress from what I was hearing.

I think the more progress that is made, the more desperate terrorists are to disrupt and make a stand. High profile attacks will serve to help bolster the numbers at least somewhat.

rocketsjudoka · Oct 16, 2017

Al Shabab is up there with DAESH in being horrible. You're probable right that they will do what they can to disrupt the progress made in Mogadishu. In Minnesota there is a large Somali community that has also had to wrestle with Al Shabab recruiting. Many here are very worried about what's going to happen now.

AroundTheWorld · Oct 16, 2017

Thanks Islam .

Cohete Rojo · Dec 3, 2017

Final death toll hits 512 in Somalia truck bombing in October

The final death toll in October's massive truck bombing in Somalia's capital is 512 people, according to the committee tasked with looking into the country's worst-ever attack.

The final toll is a dramatic increase from previous estimates of more than 350 killed. The committee's report, obtained by the Associated Press, says another 312 people were wounded in the Mogadishu bombing and 62 people remain missing.

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