Death toll from car bomb attack in Somalia rises to 35

WORLD, Jan. 05 (YPA) – The death toll from a twin car bomb attack in central Somalia’s Hiraan region has risen to 35 and  40 wounded on Wednesday.

Somali media reported that the attack in the town of Mahas in the Hiran region was the latest in a series by the Al-Qaeda affiliate since government forces and allied clan militias began pushing the insurgents out of territory they had long held.

Al Qaeda-affiliated terror group al-Shabaab has been carrying out attacks against the Somali government since 2007.

E.M