The death toll from two bomb attacks, one of which tore through a busy junction outside the Safari Hotel in the heart of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, has risen to 85.
It has become one of the deadliest attacks in the country since Islamist militants launched an insurgency in
Police said a truck bomb exploded outside the Safari Hotel at the K5 intersection, which is lined with government offices, restaurants and kiosks, flattening buildings and setting vehicles on fire. A separate blast struck the Medina district two hours later.
More than 60 were injured in the explosion outside of the hotel and hospitals are struggling to cope with the high number of casualties.
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