Mogadishu – Two suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles at the gate of Somali Interior Ministry headquarters as gunmen fought their way inside. Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday and smoke was seen rising above the scene of the explosion although it was al-Shabab extremist group claimed was behind the blast. The real casualties of the explosions 9 dead in ongoing attack on Somali ministry
Gunfire could be heard amid reports that a number of people, mostly government workers, were trapped in the ministry on what had been a normal business day. More than. 13 people were wounded and the death toll could rise, Col. Ahmed Mohamed said. Witnesses said some ministry staffers died or were injured while leaping from windows or walls in an effort to escape. The attack began in the morning when a suicide car bomber detonated at the gate of the interior ministry, which is close to the Villa Somalia and the headquarters of parliament, police Capt. Mohamed Hussein said.