MOGADISHU SOMALIA - At least 61 people have been killed and many wounded in a car bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, police and witnesses said.
Police officer Mohamed Hussein said the blast targeted a tax collection centre during the morning rush hour.
Close to 100 wounded people, including children, were rushed to hospitals. Among them were several university students who had been travelling in a bus, Hussein said
Somalia has been riven by conflict since 1991, when clan warlords overthrew former leader Siad Barre, then turned on each other. (Aljazeera)