Somalia bombings toll rises to 358

The death toll from a weekend bomb attacks in Somalia has risen to 358.

The number of people killed in twin bombings in the Somali capital Mogadishu last weekend has risen to 358, the government said late on Friday.

As well as the confirmed death toll, 228 people were injured in what was the deadliest attack in the country's history, Somalia's news agency quoted the information and internal security ministers as saying.


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