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At least 8 killed, 15 injured in bomb attack in Mogadishu

Storyline:National News

At least 8 people have died and 15 others killed in a car bomb explosion that ripped a market in Wadajir district in Mogadishu.

Goobjoog News correspondent at the scene in Kawa-Godey area says the bomb destroyed the market killing several people and wounding others.

“Aamin Ambulance has confirmed to us that they have collected 8 bodies and ferried 15 injured people to the hospital,” he said.

Pictures from the scene show sections of the market destroyed.

Locals asses scale of damage following a car bomb explosion at Kawa-Godey market in Mogadishu. Photo: Goobjoog News

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack which comes barely two weeks after three bomb attacks claimed at least 50 lives in the city centre.