Car Bomb Explodes In Somali Capital, Kills 55

A car laden with explosives blew up in front of the Ministry of Education in the Somali capital Tuesday, killing 55 people in the biggest attack since an Islamist insurgent group withdrew from Mogadishu, a rescue official said.

At least 30 others were injured, Ali Muse, the chief of Mogadishu’s ambulance service, told The Associated Press.

Ali Hussein, a police officer in Mogadishu said the vehicle blew up after pulling up to a checkpoint at the entrance to the ministry offices.

The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab immediately claimed responsibility for the attack on a website it uses.

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