The apparent suicide attack happened during rush hour traffic at about 8am, according to early reports, and authorities are cautioning that the death toll is expected to rise as area hospitals continue to fill.<\/p>\n
Among the dead are\u00a017 Somali police officers<\/strong>, CNN\u00a0reports<\/a>, while most have been described as university students on their way to classes.<\/p>\n It’s\u00a0the deadliest attack in Mogadishu since the\u00a02017 twin\u00a0truck bombings<\/strong>\u00a0that\u00a0killed more than 500 people<\/a>\u00a0and leveled a hotel.<\/p>\n Though initial reports put the death toll at 78 or more, Reuters has cited local sources who say it’s actually more than 90 killed.<\/p>\n Rescuers carried bodies past the twisted wreckage of a vehicle and a minibus taxi smeared with blood. A report by the international organization, which did not want to be named, said the death toll was more than 90.<\/p>\n A Somali MP also tweeted that he had been told the death toll stands at more than 90, including 17 police officers.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Reuters<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Specifically Saturday’s car bomb went off on a busy street outside a tax collection center. The truck reportedly barreled into a security checkpoint manned by over a dozen police, killing scores of both civilians and security forces.<\/p>\n Suicide-bomber driving a car laden with explosives detonates at #Mogadishu<\/a>\u2019s Ex-control Afgoye. Casualties of this horrific blast is yet to clarify. #Somalia<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/BaHeG44zV2<\/a><\/p>\n — Bashiir Maxmud (@BashiirMaxmud) December 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/somtrckbombing.png?itok=xm8mFa2Q\")
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