A truck bomb exploded outside a hotel at a busy junction in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday causing widespread devastation that left at least 40 dead, with the toll likely to rise.
Government security official Mohamed Aden said that bombing took place in a busy part of the city. The explosion was followed by gunfire between security forces and armed men around and inside the popular Safari Hotel.
According to a witness, a vehicle loaded with explosives exploded at the junction of KM5 just opposite Safari hotel. Most of the dead were civilians. Security forces have sealed off the blast site for investigation.
Windowpanes and doors in buildings far from the scene were destroyed.
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