Latest: Somalia truck bomb death toll rises to 231

Latest: The death toll from the most powerful bomb blast witnessed in Somalia's capital rose to 231 with more than 275 injured.

Update 6.13pm: The death toll from the most powerful bomb blast witnessed in Somalia's capital rose to 231 with more than 275 injured, making it the deadliest single attack ever in this Horn of Africa nation, a senator said.

Abshir Abdi Ahmed cited doctors at hospitals he had visited in Mogadishu.