Five killed in car bomb in Somalia

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Last Updated : Oct 16 2014 | 8:40 AM IST

At least five people were killed and many others injured in a car bomb explosion Wednesday near in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, the second in a week, police and witnesses said.

The car bomb went off near Panorama Bar along the main street of Makka Al Mukarrama, killing five people, including children, and wounding many more, Xinhua reported.

So far five bodies including two children and many injured were taken rushed to the hospital, police officer Mohamed Jima said.

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First Published: Oct 16 2014 | 8:28 AM IST

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