January 17, 2026 11:15 pm (IST)
Somalia: Explosion rocks Mogadishu
Mogadishu, Apr 5 (IBNS): An explosion hit Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, officials said.
The explosion occurred at a cafeteria outside the ministry of Youth & Sports in the city.
Somalia's Information Minister Abdirahman Omar Osman Yarisow tweeted: "A car with explosives detonated a Cafeteria outside the ministry of Youth & Sports in #Mogadishu - there are casualties."
More details are awaited.
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