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Associated Press

The death toll from a triple car bombing in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has risen to 53, including seven attackers from the al-Shabab terrorist group, a senior police officer said Saturday.
Several civilians died of their injuries in hospitals, while others were found dead in the rubble of the Sahafi Hotel, Ali Hassan said.
Hospital officials said at least 106 other people were injured in the attacks.

“Some families are searching for their loved ones because they are still missing, as several whose bodies were burned badly beyond recognition were found in civilian vehicles,” Hassan said.
Al-Shabab has said it was responsible for the bombings in the capital Friday. The attackers detonated two car bombs in front of the Sahafi Hotel, which is frequented by government officials and other members of Somalia’s elite.

Two militants, who were driving the cars filled with explosives, were killed in the blast, while five others were shot dead by security forces before they could enter the hotel, Hassan said.
The third bomb was hidden in an empty car that had been parked at a nearby car park, police said.
Nearby buildings, including the Hayat Hotel and the Central Investigation Department, were damaged by the powerful blasts.


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Death toll from Mogadishu car bombings rises to 53

People rescue a wounded person following three blasts of suicide bomb car attacks in Mogadishu. Photo: AFP

A Somali walks past the wreckages of vehicles destroyed during a suicide bomb attack near the Sahafi hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia November 10, 2018. REUTERS/Feisal Omar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

TOPSHOT - People rescue a wounded person following three blasts of suicide bomb car attacks in Mogadishu, on November 9, 2018. - At least 10 people were killed in blasts that occurred near a popular hotel and the police headquarters in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said. (Photo by ABDIRAZAK HUSSEIN FARAH / AFP)

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Somali rescue workers carry an unidentified man injured from the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Somali security officers run from the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Smoke billows from the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

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Attackers detonated two car bombs in front of the Sahafi Hotel and a third nearby on Friday, killing 53 and injuring at least 106 others
Al-Shabab said it was responsible for the bombings


Attackers detonated two car bombs in front of the Sahafi Hotel and a third nearby on Friday, killing 53 and injuring at least 106 others.


Death toll from Mogadishu car bombings rises to 53

Attackers detonated two car bombs in front of the Sahafi Hotel and a third nearby on Friday, killing 53 and injuring at least 106 others Al-Shabab said it was responsible for the bombings

Attackers detonated two car bombs in front of the Sahafi Hotel and a third nearby on Friday, killing 53 and injuring at least 106 others

Al-Shabab said it was responsible for the bombings