Five dead as car bomb hits Mogadishu cafe during Euro final

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 15, 2024 1:56 pm

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Five people were killed in a powerful car bomb blast late Sunday at a cafe in the Somali capital Mogadishu that was packed with football fans watching the Euro 2024 final, local media said, citing police.

Images posted online showed a huge fireball and plumes of smoke billowing into the night sky as the explosion ripped through the popular restaurant in the center of the city.

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