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Somalia Suffers the Deadliest Terror Attack in Its History

On Saturday, a truck packed with explosives killed over 300 people in the country's capital city.

More than 300 people were killed by Saturday's truck bomb that hit the Somali capital of Mogadishu, officials said Monday. A further 300 victims are seriously injured in the worst terror attack in the country's turbulent history.

The Somali government has blamed al-Shabab for the attack, but there has so far been no claim of responsibility by the Islamist terror group.

The truck packed with explosives, detonated near the entrance of a hotel in the center of the capital. The surrounding streets were packed with cars in a traffic jam. Officials announced Monday more victims had died of their wounds, pushing the death toll above 300. It is expected to rise again. Continue reading on VICE News.