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Two explosions in Mogadishu, Somalia kill at least 30

Rescuers and security forces stand by a dead body at the scene of a double car-bomb attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. [Farah Abdi Warsameh, AP]

Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia's capital near key government offices, leaving "scores of civilian casualties" including children, national police said. One hospital worker counted at least 30 bodies.

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