Death toll from Somalia bombings jumps to over 300

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Somali government forces secure the scene of an explosion in KM4 street in the Hodan district of Mogadishu
Somali government forces secure the scene of an explosion in KM4 street in the Hodan district of Mogadishu, Somalia October 15, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

October 16, 2017

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The number killed in twin bombings in the Somali capital Mogadishu over the weekend has risen to more than 300, the head of the city’s ambulance service said on Monday.

“We have confirmed 300 people died in the blast. The death toll will still be higher because some people are still missing,” Abdikadir Abdirahman, the director of Amin ambulances, told Reuters on Monday.

(Reporting by Abdi Sheikh; Writing by Duncan Miriri; Editing by Alison Williams)

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