Witnesses and relatives search for their loved ones after twin bombings rock the Somali capital
The attack has inundated first responders and hospitals in the Horn of Africa nation, which has one of the world's weakest health systems after decades of conflict.
Police officer Adan Mohamed who was among the first to arrive at the scene after the second car bomb went off sending shrapnel flying and plumes of smoke and dust into the air, said he could not contain his emotion. "She could not even cry because of the horrible situation. All she could do was stare and blink her eyes."Police spokesman Sadik Dudishe on Saturday said the "ruthless terrorists" had killed mothers some of whom had "children strapped on their backs."
"Outside the shop, dead bodies and injuries were everywhere, some injured were screaming, that's what I can remember now," he told AFP from his hospital bed.