At least 20 people died and 30 others were wounded when a suicide car bomb blast targeted a busy restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Friday, medical sources said.
The attack occurred during evening rush hour near seaport in Hamarjajab neighborhood. Paramedics at the scene said they saw 20 people dead and transported over 30 wounded to Mogadishu hospitals for treatment.
Abdifatah Hassan, a police officer in the area, said that giving the magnitude of the explosion, the fatalities could be more than 20 people, mostly civilians. According to local and state media, the explosion damaged residential area and people may have been trapped inside their houses.
