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| At least 50 killed as car bomb explodes at busy security checkpoint in Somalia’s capital (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) | At least 50 killed as car bomb explodes at busy security checkpoint in Somalia’s capital (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) |
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| A car bomb went off at a security checkpoint in the Somalian capital, Mogadishu on Saturday, killing at least 50 people. College students are among the victims. | A car bomb went off at a security checkpoint in the Somalian capital, Mogadishu on Saturday, killing at least 50 people. College students are among the victims. |
| The powerful blast destroyed a bus packed with students from Benadir University, Radio Belsan said, citing Mogadishu Mayor Omar Mohamud Mohamed. | |
| There were also reports of a firefight breaking out between security forces and Islamist militants at the checkpoint before the blast. | There were also reports of a firefight breaking out between security forces and Islamist militants at the checkpoint before the blast. |
| At least 90 civilians have been injured, according to officials. | |
| Local lawmaker and former security minister Abdirizak Omar Mohammed cited reports that more than a dozen police officers are among the victims. | |
| Captain Mohammed Hussein told reporters that the attackers targeted the tax collection office, located near the checkpoint. | |
| No group has claimed responsibility for the terrorist act so far. Such attacks in Somalia are usually the work of Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group Al-Shabaab. | |
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