Car explosions in Somali capital kill at least 100 people

Mogadishu, November 1 (RHC)-- In Somalia, a pair of car bombs exploded at a busy Mogadishu intersection, killing at least 100 people and injuring 300.  The twin blasts targeted the education ministry and leveled buildings, sending plumes of smoke and dust into the air. 

Al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaeda, has claimed responsibility for the attack.  One of those killed was Somali journalist Mohamed Isse Hassan, who worked for M24 TV. 

A survivor of the attack, Mohamed Jamac Bare, told reporters: “There were four of us in the shop and one was seriously bleeding and injured.  I was also bleeding.  It was dark and there was black smoke everywhere.  I managed to come out of the shop and get help.  I saw a lot of bodies and some wounded people crying for help.”