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Suicide bomb in market in Somalia capital kills 39

Civilians gather near the scene of a suicide bomb explosion at the Wadajir market, Mogadishu. (PHOTO: REUTERS)

Mogadishu: A car bomb ripped through a market in Mogadishu on Sunday, killing 39 people and injuring around 50, a local official said, days after Somalia elected a new president.

The car was driven by a suicide bomber, said Ahmed Abdulle Afrax, the mayor of Wadajir district where the bombing happened.

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