Ambulances were sent to the scene. The number of victims is estimated between three and more than 10 by different sources.
Official: At least 11 people most of them port workers killed in a deadly Sunday explosion outside the port of #Mogadishu. #Somalia. pic.twitter.com/pCe5rptifr
— Abdulaziz Billow Ali (@AbdulBillowAli) 11 декабря 2016 г.
#UPDATE At least 15 people were killed in the car bomb near #Mogadishu seaport, Radio Dalsan reporter says. #Somalia
— Radio Dalsan (@DalsanFM) 11 декабря 2016 г.
#This the aftermath of today's suicidal attack targeted around Mogadishu's port where over ten pple died, #Somalia pic.twitter.com/q3hnNywxWd
— Bashiir Mah'ud (@BashiirMohamud1) 11 декабря 2016 г.
#MORE: At least 7 people killed in the car bomb explosion outside #Mogadishu's port. Several others hurt. #Somalia pic.twitter.com/fEcxD1NjHJ
— Ahmed Kosar (@AhmedKosar1) 11 декабря 2016 г.
Citing police, Reuters said the death toll has climbed to 29. The al-Shabaab terrorist group has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.
JUST IN: #Alshabaab claims credit for the deadly car bomb at #Mogadishu port through statement aired from Radio Andalus, group's mouthpiece.
— Omar Nor (@Omaar_nor) 11 декабря 2016 г.
A massive blast caused by a suicide car bomb blast hit #Mogadishu sea port just in the morning rush hour. Many people feared dead. #Somalia. pic.twitter.com/tKnNUz5kll
— Omar Nor (@Omaar_nor) 11 декабря 2016 г.
#Updates: about ten pple died in a grievous car blast that rocked around Mogadishu's port, ambulances rash to the affected spot, #Somalia
— Bashiir Mah'ud (@BashiirMohamud1) 11 декабря 2016 г.
BREAKING: Massive car bomb targets a police station near #Mogadishu seaport, heavy casualties feared - Witnesses. #Somalia
— Live From Mogadishu (@Daudoo) 11 декабря 2016 г.
Update: at least 7 dead and and 10 injured in the suicide attack that targeted Mogadishu Seaport this morning. Police &Jrnlst say #Somalia
— Ahmed Abdihadi (@AhmadAlhaadi) 11 декабря 2016 г.
More than seven died a heavy explosion near Mogadishu #Port pic.twitter.com/6cXHWP3D2W
— Sahra Abdi Ahmed (@SahraCabdi) 11 декабря 2016 г.
#BREAKING Powerful explosion heard in Mogadishu. #Somalia pic.twitter.com/GidqvuPHMU
— Somalia Live Update (@HassanIstiila) 11 декабря 2016 г.
I can't imagine in the morning rush hour when a suicide car bomb hits near #Mogadishu port. It's terrible to hear about civilians-loss. pic.twitter.com/TQcqtVXHNj
— Hussein Darwish (@Husdarwish) 11 декабря 2016 г.
Somalia has been experiencing violence since the country devolved into civil war in the early 1990s. The state’s collapse provided a breeding ground for warlords, pirates and the al-Qaeda affiliated al-Shabaab.
