Death Toll from Somalia Bomb Attacks Tops 300

Death Toll from Somalia Bomb Attacks Tops 300
Somali government forces secure the scene of an explosion in KM4 street in the Hodan district of Mogadishu, Somalia on Oct. 15, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
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MOGADISHU—More than 300 people were killed by twin bomb explosions in Mogadishu, an official said on Monday, as locals packed hospitals in search of friends and relatives caught by Somalia’s deadliest attack in a decade.

The death toll has steadily risen since Saturday, when the blasts struck at two busy junctions in the heart of the capital city. One truck bomb detonated near a fuel truck, creating an enormous fireball.