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Car bomb explodes outside Somalia capital Mogadishu's port, 3 killed - police

Published: 11 Dec 2016 - 08:30 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 02:43 pm

Reuters

MOGADISHU: A suicide car bomb went off at the entrance of Somalia's biggest port in its capital Mogadishu on Sunday, killing at least three people, police said.

"So far, three civilians have died and seven others were injured," Major Abdikadi Ahmed, a police officer investigating the attack, told Reuters.

"The death toll may rise. There were porters and public vehicles queuing outside the gate when the blast occurred," he added.