MOGADISHU, June 30, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Local people look at the remains of a minibus on the outskirt of Mogadishu, Somalia, June 30, 2016. At least 20 civilians traveling in a bus were killed in a roadside bomb attack near the somali capital of Mogadishu on Thursday. (Xinhua/Faisal Isse)
MOGADISHU, June 30 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 civilians traveling in a bus were killed in a roadside bomb attack near the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Thursday.
The bus hit a bomb planted on a roadside, about 20 km from Mogadishu, killing the majority of passengers after most of them were burned.
Police officer Abdirizak Said said the attack was aimed at a military vehicle.
A resident named Nor Ahmed told Xinhua that there was a huge blast which caused panic all over the place.
No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack, which came barely a week after militant group Al-Shabaab attacked a hotel in Mogadishu killing 17 people.
