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Huge Explosion Hits Somali Capital Mogadishu

At least 20 people have reportedly been killed and more than a dozen injured after a truck loaded with explosives detonated at a busy road junction. Witnesses say the deadly blast badly damaged a nearby hotel and left scenes of devastation.

Abdulkadir Khalif/The East African

Heavy smoke is seen billowing from the area where a truck bomb exploded in Somali capital Mogadishu.

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