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Somalia's President says at least 100 killed in Saturday's terror attack

Somalia's government has blamed the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group for the attack at a busy junction in the capital.

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Mogadishu: Somalia's president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday's two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a statement at the site of the explosions told journalists early Sunday that nearly 300 other people were wounded. It was the deadliest attack in Somalia since a truck bombing at the same spot in October 2017 killed more than 500 people.

Somalia's government has blamed the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group, which often targets the capital. The group doesn't make claims of responsibility when large numbers of civilians are killed.

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Somalia's president, elected this year, said the country remained at "war with al-Shabab and we are winning".
The government, along with militia groups, has been engaged in a new offensive against the extremists who hold large parts of the country.

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