Somalia’s Education ministry in Mogadishu hit by two explosions

 

Smoke rises over Mogadishu in Somalia as people walk down a street after a large explosion near the education ministry in on October 29, 2022. PHOTO | HASSAN ALI ELMI | AFp

By ABDULKADIR KHALIF

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At least two successive explosions have occurred near the Federal Ministry of Education in Mogadishu, Somalia. Reports indicate that the explosions happened after

2pm Saturday.

Reports also indicate that armed individuals entered the compound and started shooting.

While the first big bang was heard at the beginning of the assault, the second explosion occurred inside the compound that is situated inside the complex that is adjacent the busy Maka-al-Mukarrama Avenue.

The hosts many businesses including kiosks used by women selling khat, a stimulant also known as miraa.

The Education ministry in located near the Zoppe road junction, the scene of the biggest blast in the Somali capital that injured more than 1,000 people in October 2017.