Somalia: At least 100 people were killed and 300 were injured after car bombs exploded outside the Somalian education ministry yesterday. Saturday's attack was one of the deadliest attacks in the Somalian capital Mogadishu. Earlier in October 2017, a truck bombing had killed more than 500 people at the same spot.
The Somalian government has blamed the al-Shabab extremist group for the explosion. The extremist group has links with Al-Qaeda. The group mostly doesn't make claims of responsibility when large numbers of civilians are killed. The blast wave smashed windows in the vicinity and a pool of blood could be seen outside the building. The government, along with militia groups, has been engaged in a new offensive against the extremists who hold large parts of the country.
(With inputs from agencies)
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