32 civilians dead, 63 injured in Mogadishu suicide bombing

MOGADISHU, 3rd August, 2024 (WAM) -- At least 32 civilians died and 63 were injured in a suicide bombing on a beach in Mogadishu on Friday evening, marking the deadliest in the Somali capital for months.

Police spokesman Abdifatah Adan Hassan said that some of the 63 who were wounded are in critical condition, with one soldier killed in the assault, putting the current death tally at 33.