The Death Toll From Yesterday's Twin Bomb Attacks In Mogadishu Has Hit 189

New York Times: At Least 189 Killed After Twin Bomb Attacks in Somalia

The death toll from twin bombing attacks in Somalia’s capital rose to 189 on Sunday as emergency crews pulled more bodies from burned cars and demolished buildings after the Saturday blasts.

Officials called the truck explosions one of the deadliest attacks to hit the capital, Mogadishu, since an Islamist insurgency began in 2007.

The explosions left at least 200 others wounded, and families scrambled to find missing relatives amid the rubble and in hospitals. The toll was expected to rise.

President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo declared three days of national mourning and called for donations of blood and funds to help the victims.

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Death toll from blast in Somalia’s capital rises to 189 -- AP
Somalia: At least 85 dead in Mogadishu blasts -- BBC
Death toll from blasts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu rises to 85 -- Reuters
Death toll from bomb blasts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu rises to 189 -- ABC News Online
Hundreds Killed by Truck Bomb in Somalia's Capital -- Wall Street Journal
Scores killed in blast in Somali capital Mogadishu -- DW
Mogadishu blast: 'We have never seen such devastation' -- Al Jazeera
Somalia declares three days of mourning after blast -- Al Jazeera