Photos: Car bomb explodes near bus in Mogadishu; 7 dead
March 18, 2013
A Somali woman reacts on March 18, 2013 near the site of a car bomb in central Mogadishu. At least eight people were killed on March 18 by a car bomb in central Mogadishu in one of the bloodiest attacks in the war-ravaged capital in recent months, police said. Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images ( 518263358 )
A mini bus catches fire at the site of a car bomb in central Mogadishu on March 18, 2013. The attack is the worst in Mogadishu since September 2012, when two suicide bombers killed 18 people in a restaurant. Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images ( 518263280 )
Vehicles burn at the scene of an explosion near the presidential palace in Mogadishu March 18, 2013. A car bomb exploded near the presidential palace in Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least 10 people in a blast that appeared to target senior government officials, police said. REUTERS/Feisal Omar ( SOMALIA-BLAST/ )
An unidentified man who is injured in an explosion sits on the road near the presidential palace in Mogadishu March 18, 2013. A car bomb exploded near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least 10 people in a blast that appeared to target senior government officials, police said. REUTERS/Feisal Omar ( SOMALIA-BLAST/ )
A woman reacts as she walks past the scene of an explosion near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, March 18, 2013. A car bomb exploded near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least 10 people in a blast that appeared to target senior government officials, police said. REUTERS/Feisal Omar ( SOMALIA-BLAST/ )
Policemen walk past the scene of an explosion near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, March 18, 2013. A car bomb exploded near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least 10 people in a blast that appeared to target senior government officials, police said. REUTERS/Feisal Omar ( SOMALIA-BLAST/ )
A policeman stands guard at the scene of an explosion near the presidential palace in Mogadishu March 18, 2013. A car bomb exploded near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least 10 people in a blast that appeared to target senior government officials, police said. REUTERS/Feisal Omar ( SOMALIA-BLAST/ )
A member of the Somali security forces walks past the site of a car bomb in central Mogadishu on March 18, 2013. The attack is the worst in Mogadishu since September 2012, when two suicide bombers killed 18 people in a restaurant. Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images ( 518263258 )
Policemen attempt to evacuate the remains of their colleagues killed at the scene of an explosion near the presidential palace in Mogadishu March 18, 2013. A car bomb exploded near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least 10 people in a blast that appeared to target senior government officials, police said. REUTERS/Feisal Omar ( SOMALIA-BLAST/ )
A Somali soldier uses his mobile phone to record the wreckage of vehicles at the scene of an explosion near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu March 18, 2013. A car bomb exploded near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least 10 people in a blast that appeared to target senior government officials, police said. REUTERS/Omar Faruk ( SOMALIA-BLAST/ )
A policeman runs away from the scene of an explosion near the presidential palace in Mogadishu March 18, 2013. A car bomb exploded near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least 10 people in a blast that appeared to target senior government officials, police said. REUTERS/Feisal Omar ( SOMALIA-BLAST/ )
A policeman walks past the scene of an explosion near the presidential palace in Mogadishu March 18, 2013. A car bomb exploded near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least 10 people in a blast that appeared to target senior government officials, police said. REUTERS/Feisal Omar ( SOMALIA-BLAST/ )
A man runs through the scene of an explosion near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, March 18, 2013. A car bomb exploded near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least 10 people in a blast that appeared to target senior government officials, police said. REUTERS/Feisal Omar ( SOMALIA-BLAST/ )
A policeman runs through burning vehicles at the scene of an explosion near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, March 18, 2013. A car bomb exploded near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least 10 people in a blast that appeared to target senior government officials, police said. REUTERS/Feisal Omar ( SOMALIA-BLAST/ )
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