Ten dead, 20 others injured in multiple blasts in market in Somali capital

The incident happened in Bakara, Mogadishu’s largest market, on Tuesday.

At least 10 people were killed on Tuesday in a crowded market in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, after multiple blasts.

The incident happened within the Bakara market in the city, sources told Al Jazeera.

Three nurses at Erdogan Hospital in Mogadishu told Reuters that more than 20 injured people had been brought to the facility.

Mohamed Ali, a businessman within the market who said he helped carry dead and wounded people from some of the shops, told Al Jazeera: “We heard four huge explosions erupt inside four well-known electronic shops and we were shocked. We’ve seen so many people crying inside shops.”

Somali police have said investigations are under way.