MOGADISHU, Somalia — The death toll from a blast at a cafe in Somalia's capital Mogadishu has climbed to nine, security sources told Agence France-Presse Monday, after a car bomb struck the venue packed with football fans watching the Euro 2024 final.
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The death toll from a blast at a cafe in Somalia 's capital Mogadishu has climbed to nine, security sources told Agence France-Presse Monday, after a car bomb struck the venue packed with football fans watching the Euro 2024 final.'Nine civilians were killed and 20 others wounded in the explosion,' Mohamed Yusuf, an official from the national security agency said, raising the official toll of five given by the authorities late Sunday.
'I and several other people rushed towards the main entrance, but it was completely inaccessible,' he said, adding that he saw people 'bleeding and screaming.''The whole situation was chaos,' he said.An AFP journalist said firefighters, police and ambulances rushed to the scene of the explosion, which is close to the presidential palace and was very busy at the time of the bombing.
Cafe Attack Toll Climbs To Nine Security Sources
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