MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Latest on Somalia’s deadliest attack (all times local):10:25 p.m.Somalia’s prime minister says the president will announce a “state of war” against the al-Shabab extremist group blamed for the country’s deadliest attack. Al-Shabab has not commented on Saturday’s truck bombing that left 358 dead and dozens still missing. Somalia’s government has blamed the bombing on extremist group al-Shabab, which has not commented. Somalia’s government has blamed the al-Shabab extremist group for the attack. Al-Shabab has not commented on the truck bombing, which Somali intelligence officials say was meant to target Mogadishu’s heavily fortified international airport.
Source: National Post October 20, 2017 11:26 UTC