Africa

  • A policeman runs through burning vehicles at the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 18, 2013.
  • Men carry a seriously wounded man after an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 18, 2013.
  • A soldier uses his mobile phone to record the wreckage of vehicles at the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 18, 2013.
  • A soldier stands guard near destroyed shops after an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 18, 2013.

Bomb Rocks Mogadishu

Published March 18, 2013

A car bomb has exploded in the center of Somalia's capital, killing at least eight people and setting nearby restaurants on fire.


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