At least 20 people were killed by a truck bomb exploded in the heavily populated district of Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, on Saturday (14/10/2017) local time.
Hodan District, where the blast took place, is a region of hotels, shops, restaurants or restaurants, and central government offices.
Mogadishu police captain Mohamed Hussein said the truck was being followed by security forces, The Guardian reported quoted by the Associated Press news agency.
However, while in Kilometer 4 in Hodan district, the capital of Somalia, the truck exploded.
The vehicle behind him was destroyed by the explosion. In addition to 20 people were killed, 15 people were injured. The truck bomb attack was the deadliest in Mogadishu.
The magnitude of the explosion also caused the windows of nearby buildings were damaged and there is even a leaf window bouncing from the seat.
"At that time traffic was busy by passers and cars," said Abdinur Abdulle, an officer at a restaurant near the incident. "It was a big disaster."
Ismail Yusuf, another eyewitness, said, "It's horrible, the bomb exploded along a busy street and caused many people to die."
"I was clutching the bodies of the dead, but I could not let it go. What a horrible event ".
No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the incident. However, radical Islamist group Al Shabaab, often carry out similar attacks to get many casualties.
The group, which is also part of Al Qaeda in the Horn of Africa, is waging an insurgency against a Somali government backed by UN forces and its allies in the African Union.
