IED

IED event in Banaadir, Mogadishu area, Somalia on Mon 17th October 2022

17th October 2022

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At least 8 people were killed and over 5 wounded in an explosion that rocked Mogadishu, the Somali capital on Monday evening, witnesses and police said.The IED blast occurred on a busy street in El-Qalow area located in the Wadajir district. It took place during a traffic jam that a high toll of deaths, according to an eyewitness speaking to KON.The scene was later cordoned off by the police and the ambulances transported the wounded and the dead bodies to the hospitals in the city. There was an immediate claim of responsibility.An ambulance rushes to the bomb explosion scene at the busy El-Qalow street in Wadajir district, #Mogadishu to offer first aid to victims. Details of the casualties are still sketchy. #Somalia. pic.twitter.com/Pijti00Olw— GAROWE ONLINE (@GaroweOnline) October 17, 2022

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Banaadir ( Mogadishu area )

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