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At least 79 dead in massive Somalia car bombing

By Zach Halaschak
Published December 28, 2019 2:38pm ET
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At least 79 dead in massive Somalia car bombing
A truck carries wreckage of car used in car bomb in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, Dec, 28, 2019.A police officer says a car bomb targeting a tax collection center has detonated at a security checkpoint during the morning rush hour in Somalia's capital. | (Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP)

At least 79 people were killed and 149 wounded after a car bomb detonated during rush hour in Somalia’s capital.

The bombing occurred at a busy intersection on the outskirts of Mogadishu at around 8 a.m. on Saturday, according to CNN. Government spokesman Ismael Mukhtar said that the perpetrator drove the explosive-laden vehicle into a checkpoint.

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