Somali militants vow more attacks after bombing

Al-Qaeda-linked militants threatened attacks that will "increase day by day" after a suicide bomber killed scores of people.

Mourners transported coffins atop cars Wednesday to funerals for those who perished in al-Shabab's deadliest bomb attack in Somalia.

A truck loaded with drums of fuel exploded Tuesday at the gate of building housing several government ministries in a busy street in the capital where tens of thousands of famine victims have fled. The attack came more than a month after most al-Shabab fighters melted away from Mogadishu amid a pro-government offensive, and showed that the insurgents remain a severe threat.  More Read

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