The dead included many students and two Turkish nationals, the Somali foreign minister said
A Somali MP also tweeted that he had been told the death toll stands at more than 90, including 17 police officers.that dozens of people were also wounded.regularly carries out such attacks in an attempt to undermine the government, which is backed by the United Nations and African Union troops. The group has sometimes not claimed responsibility for attacks that sparked a big public backlash, such as a 2009 suicide bombing of a graduation ceremony for medical students.that a small team of Turkish engineers were present at the time of the blast at the Ex-Control checkpoint, constructing a road from the checkpoint into the city.Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad later tweeted that two of the Turkish engineers died in the blast.
Relatives gathered at the hospital, weeping outside the entrance as they sought information on their loved ones.
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