- The explosions occurred at a busy intersection in the country capital city of Mogadishu, the spot at which over 500 people were killed in a truck bombing five years ago.
- Death toll was announced by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who said nearly 300 others were injured and that he expects the number of killed to increase.
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“We ask our international partners and Muslims around the world to send their medical doctors here since we can’t send all the victims outside the country for treatment,” the president said
