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Death toll in Mogadishu bombing rises to at least 90: international organization

Debris after the explosion of a car bomb in Mogadishu on December 28, 2019. (AFP)

At least 90 people were killed and dozens were wounded when a bomb-laden vehicle exploded at a bustling checkpoint in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, an international organization working in the country said, in one of the most deadly recent attacks.

The dead included many students and two Turkish nationals, the Somali foreign minister said.

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