Eight dead after large explosion rocks Mogadishu airport

A man sifts through wreckage at the scene of a blast in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. A large explosion was reported outside the international airport in Somalia’s capital on Wednesday and an emergency responder said there were deaths and injuries. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

A large explosion outside the international airport in Somalia’s capital has killed at least eight people and wounded nine others, a local doctor said.

Dr Abdulkadir Adam of Medina Hospital shared the toll with the Associated Press.