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They expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, and the people of Somalia, and wished a speedy recovery to those injured.

Turkey, a key partner in Somalia is also expected to airlift some of the critically wounded people to Istanbul for advanced media treatment, according to the country's minister of health Ali Haji.

Tuesday's move by the Treasury Department follows an earlier round of sanctions, introduced last month, aimed at crippling al-Shabab’s ability to raise money.

The meeting came hours after the United Nations security council extended the mandate of the UN mission in Mogadishu [UNSOM] to continue the support for the country and the Somali people.

Of 428 civilian casualties reported by the UN in Somalia between February and May this year, 76 percent are believed to be the result of indiscriminate attacks by Al-Shabaab.

Al-Shabaab targeted a business district in a high-traffic area in the city to send a message that it is still capable of staging blasts in Mogadishu after the government recaptured key areas in central regions.

The UNSOM was created in June 2013 by the Security Council to support state-building and peacebuilding in Somalia.

The prime minister made the statement during an emergency meeting of the council of ministers to discuss the support of the victims, including many who are in critical and need urgent abroad treatment.

The death sentence was handed down on October 30, 2019. The deputy prosecutor of the Armed Forces Court, Mohamed Abdullahi Khalif announced today the execution of the three men.

Hundreds of people, including youths, soldiers, government officials, and students have rushed to hospitals to donate blood for the victims of the terrorist bombing by the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab.

The Al-Qaeda-linked militant group poses a potent threat to the security of the country and has been waging a deadly insurgency for 15 years to outs the western-backed Somali government.

The attack is the deadliest terror incident in Mogadishu since 2017 when a truck bomb killed nearly 1,000 people and wounded hundreds of others.