Somalia Bombing: Death toll rises to 100

According to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Sunday, the death toll from the two-vehicle bombings that occurred in the Somali city of Mogadishu and were claimed by Al-Shabaab Islamists has reached 100.

After visiting the blast site, he stated that "so far, the number of individuals who perished has reached 100 and 300 are injured, and the number for both the dead and the wounded continues to climb."

In an attack on Somalia's education ministry, two explosives-laden cars blew up minutes apart close to the busy Zobe intersection. Gunfire then ensued.

The afternoon explosions broke windows and tore through walls of surrounding buildings, scattering shrapnel and sending smoke and dust columns into the air.

The victims included women, children, and the elderly, police spokesman Sadik Dudishe said.

“The ruthless terrorists killed mothers. Some of them died with their children trapped on their backs,” he said on Saturday, adding that the attackers had been stopped from killing more “innocent civilians and students.”

The bloodiest attack in the unrest-stricken nation, which left 512 people dead and more than 290 injured, occurred at the same major intersection where the incident occurred.

"The same site and the same innocent individuals engaged," Mohamud said, describing the tragedy as "historic."

“This is not right. God willing, they will not be having the ability to do another Zobe incident,” he said, referring to the Islamist group Al-Shabaab.

Al-Qaeda-linked In a statement, Al-Shabaab declared that it was behind the attack and that its forces had targeted the ministry of education.

Allies of Somalia, including the African Union force charged with assisting Somali troops to take over primary responsibility for security by the end of 2024, the United Nations, Turkey, and other nations condemned the horrific siege.

The UNSOM force in Somalia committed to fighting terrorism "resolutely with all Somalis."

“These attacks underline the urgency and critical importance of the ongoing military offensive to further degrade Al-Shabaab,” AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), which replaced the previous AMISOM peacekeeping force, said on Twitter late Saturday.

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