The death toll from a truck bomb that exploded near to a hotel and market in Mogadishu rose to 276 on Sunday, making it the worst terrorist atrocity in the country's history. Saturday's savage attack targeted a busy street close to several important ministries in Somalia's capital. Officials say about 300 people were wounded."This is the deadliest attack ever," police official Ibrahim Mohamed told AFP."It is very difficult to get a precise number because the dead bodies were taken to different medical centres and some of them [were taken] directly by their relatives for burial."Most of the bodies in have been burnt beyond recognition, and police are braced for the number to rise due to the severity of the injuries sustained in the blast, which is the Horn Of Africa's deadliest single attack.
The government has blamed the al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab for the attack, which it called a "national disaster." However, al-Shabab, which often targets high-profile areas of the capital with bombings, had yet to comment."They don't care about the lives of Somali people, mothers, fathers and children," Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire said. "They have targeted the most populated area in Mogadishu, killing only civilians."
real talk how do you take out 276 people with one singular truck bomb
Explosions aren't just all visuals. They create pressure waves that can mangle people if the explosion is big enough.
