×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Read Offline Anywhere
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Car bomb kills at least 13 in Somali capital: police, medics

Security officers arrive to secure the scene of the explosion (PHOTO: REUTERS)

MOGADISHU: A car bomb near a hotel on a busy street in the Somali capital killed at least 13 people, police and the emergency medical services said, hours after a man was killed by a blast as he tried to ram through a checkpoint.

Police said the blast damaged a house on Maka al Mukaram street but did not destroy its target, the Wehliye Hotel

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week
Unlock the Full Story — Join Thousands of Informed Kenyans Today
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimized reading experience
  • Weekly Newsletters
  • MPesa, Airtel Money and Cards accepted
Already a subscriber? Log in