A witness told Reuters that he counted at least 15 dead bodies at the scene. [Courtesy]At least 15 people were killed on Tuesday, in a suicide bombing at an army camp in the Somali capital Mogadishu, a Reuters witness who counted the bodies at Madina Hospital said. Officials at the hospital confirmed they were killed in an attack earlier in the day at an army camp. BBC reports that the victims’ relatives gathered outside the hospital as those who sustained injuries were receiving treatment. Army recruit Ahmed Ali told Reuters that the camp was "overcrowded with new recruits and soldiers when the blast occurred".

Source: Standard Digital June 15, 2021 14:26 UTC