At least 20 people killed in busy district of Somali capital after truck being trailed by security forces explodedAt least 20 people have died in Mogadishu after a truck bomb detonated in a busy district of the Somali capital that is home to hotels, shops, restaurants and government offices. Security forces were trailing the truck on KM4 street in Hodan district when it exploded on Saturday, police captain Mohamed Hussein told the Associated Press. “It’s a disaster.”Another witness, Ismail Yusuf, told Agence France-Presse: “This was very horrible, the bomb went off alongside the busy road and left many people dead. The attack comes two days after the head of the US Africa command was in Mogadishu to meet Somalia’s president. The militants still launch frequent deadly gun, grenade and bomb attacks in high-profile areas of Mogadishu and other regions controlled by the federal government.

Source: The Guardian October 14, 2017 14:09 UTC