This photo taken on July 15, 2024 shows the site following a car bombing attack in Mogadishu, Somalia. At least five people were killed and 20 others wounded in a car bombing attack Sunday at a tea shop in the capital of Somalia here, according to local police. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)
MOGADISHU, July 15 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed and 20 others wounded in a car bombing attack Sunday at a tea shop in the capital of Somalia here, according to local police.
The police said in a statement that football fans had gathered at the tea shop to watch the finals of the European Championship in Mogadishu's Bondhere district when "a car filled with explosives exploded, killing five people inside the tea shop."
However, witnesses said more than ten people were killed in the attack, which happened at 10:30 p.m. local time (1930 GMT), since there were many people inside the tea shop.
"We were watching the final game of a football match between England and Spain at the time of the explosion. It was very shocking and it terrified us," said Mohamed Tarsan, one of the survivors.
Video footage and photos from the scene showed heavy destruction and burning cars parked outside the tea shop.
No group has claimed responsibility for the latest attack in Mogadishu, which has enjoyed relative peace for the past three months. ■
This photo taken on July 15, 2024 shows the site following a car bombing attack in Mogadishu, Somalia. At least five people were killed and 20 others wounded in a car bombing attack Sunday at a tea shop in the capital of Somalia here, according to local police. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)
This photo taken on July 15, 2024 shows the site following a car bombing attack in Mogadishu, Somalia. At least five people were killed and 20 others wounded in a car bombing attack Sunday at a tea shop in the capital of Somalia here, according to local police. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)
This photo taken on July 15, 2024 shows the site following a car bombing attack in Mogadishu, Somalia. At least five people were killed and 20 others wounded in a car bombing attack Sunday at a tea shop in the capital of Somalia here, according to local police. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)
