At least nine people were killed, including children, and buildings were severely damaged by two car bombs near the Ministry of Education in Mogadishu. Somalia.

“I was one of the first security officers to arrive in the area, I saw the bodies of nine people, mostly civilians, including women and children,” Ahmed Ali told AFP, adding that dozens of other people were injured. Another guard, Yusuf Abdullahi, spoke of other casualties.

The German news agency, citing police officer Mohamed Dahir, said at least 10 people had died, stressing that the death toll was likely to rise.

Two near-simultaneous explosions took place on a busy K5 road and there are “many casualties,” said Sadiq Dudis, a Somali police spokesman.

Ahmed Nur, a resident of the area, told Reuters that the first explosion damaged the wall of the ministry. The second case occurred when an ambulance arrived at the scene and people gathered to help the victims.

“The second explosion blew up our ambulance, which went to transport the victims of the first one,” said Abdikadir Abdirahman, founder of the Amin Ambulance Service. The driver and ambulance were injured.

The Islamist group Shebab has claimed responsibility for the alleged suicide attacks.

Source: APE-MPE, Reuters, AFP.