30 dead after blast inside Somali mosque

Two bombs exploded inside a mosque in Mogadishu’s main market today in the first Iraq-style bombing inside a house of worship in Somalia. At least 30 people were killed and 70 wounded, officials said.

30 dead after blast inside Somali mosque

Two bombs exploded inside a mosque in Mogadishu’s main market today in the first Iraq-style bombing inside a house of worship in Somalia. At least 30 people were killed and 70 wounded, officials said.

The blasts in the Bakara market went off while people were sitting inside the Abdala Shideye mosque waiting for noon prayers.

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