The president of somalia has blamed al shabaab militants for a deadly bomb attack that killed about 70 people. But Mohamed Abdullahi farmajo said they wouldnt succeed in demoralising the somali people. The explosion took place at a security checkpoint in the south west of the capital mogadishu. Its being reported that at least 16 of those killed were university students. Our africa correspondent Andrew Harding reports. Moments after the blast, an eyewitness films the scene. Smoke still billowing from a vehicle, the remains of what is thought to have been a massive car bomb. Shocked civilians move in to look for survivors. The attack was timed to catch the morning rush hour in mogadishu. Many students had been heading to classes. Dozens were killed when the bomb exploded at a busy intersection in the somali capital. Attacks like this are not unusual here, but they are seldom so deadly. This man said the blast caught him as he was getting out of a minibus heading to work, his leg injured
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Mogadishu beggar belief the result of a massive truck bomb at a key road junction on saturday which has killed at least 230 people. Hundreds have been injured in the bombing in the shopping district. Its the worst terror attack on civilians since al shaabab began its insurgency more than ten years ago. President Mohamed Abdullahi mohamed has declared three days of National Mourning and called for donations of blood and funds to help the victims. James copnall has the latest. This is a city which has seen a lot of fighting but many mogadishu residents describe this as the biggest explosion they had ever heard. The truck bomb went off either busy junction near a well known hotel. The blast destroyed vehicles, sparked fires and caused colossal damage to buildings all around. And caused colossal damage to buildings allaround. In and caused colossal damage to buildings all around. In this environment its a real challenge to find survivors and confirm how many people died. The Emergency Serv
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