Massive truck bomb rocks Mogadishu

Mackenzie Samet

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Oct 16, 2017

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Hundreds of people were killed when a truck bomb exploded in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Oct. 14, marking the deadliest single attack the country has experienced. The government is blaming an al-Qaeda-linked extremist group, al-Shabab, which has not yet claimed responsibility. AFP/Getty Images

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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Somali soldiers patrol on the scene of the explosion of a truck bomb in the centre of Mogadishu, on October 15, 2017. A truck bomb… AFP/Getty Images

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TOPSHOT – EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Somali soldiers patrol on the scene of the explosion of a truck bomb in the centre of Mogadishu, on October 15, 2017. A… AFP/Getty Images

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Somali men carry the body of a victim who died in the explosion of a truck bomb in the centre of Mogadishu, on October 15, 2017. A truck bomb exploded… AFP/Getty Images

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Somalis help a civilian wounded in Saturday’s blast, at Medina hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. The death toll from the huge truck bomb blast in Somalia’s capital… AP

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MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – OCTOBER 14 : (EDITORS NOTE: Image depicts death) Scene of a massive explosion is seen in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia on October 14, 2017. At least 23… Getty Images

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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / People gather near burnt vehicles a day after a truck bomb exploded in the centre of Mogadishu on October 15, 2017. A truck bomb exploded… AFP/Getty Images

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Somalis remove the body of a man killed in a blast in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. A huge explosion from a truck bomb has killed at… AP

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Somalis gather and search for survivors by destroyed buildings at the scene of a blast in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. A huge explosion from a truck… AP

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Somalis walk past the wreckage of vehicles at the scene of a blast in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. A huge explosion from a truck bomb has… AP

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Somalis gather and search for survivors by destroyed buildings at the scene of a blast in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. A huge explosion from a truck… AP

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Somali children assist other civilians and security forces in their rescue efforts by carrying away unidentified charred human remains in a cardboard box, to clear the scene of Saturday’s blast,… AP

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Somali security forces and others gather and search for bodies near destroyed buildings at the scene of Saturday’s blast, in Mogadishu, Somalia Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. The death toll from… AP

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Somali security forces and others gather and search for bodies near destroyed buildings at the scene of Saturday’s blast, in Mogadishu, Somalia Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. The death toll from… AP

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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A Somali soldier stands on the scene of the explosion of a truck bomb in the centre of Mogadishu, on October 15, 2017. A truck… AFP/Getty Images

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Men and Somalian soldiers arrive on the site to rescue victims of the explosion of a truck bomb in the centre of Mogadishu, on October 14, 2017. A truck bomb… AFP/Getty Images

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Somalis use a sheet to carry a man wounded in a blast away to an ambulance, in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. A huge explosion from a… AP

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TOPSHOT – EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A picture taken on October 15, 2017 shows a general view of the scene of the explosion of a truck bomb in the… AFP/Getty Images

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