AKIPRESS.COM - At least 34 people have been killed and about 50 injured in a car bomb blast in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
The car blew up in the city's southern Madina district, officials say, BBC reported.
The blast - which ripped through shops and food stalls - is the first major attack in the capital since the election of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed earlier this month.
No group has claimed responsibility, although al-Shabab militants are likely to be the prime suspects.
On Saturday a senior al-Shabab commander vowed to target the president's supporters.
Sheikh Hassan Yaqub said that anyone who collaborated with the new president - who he described as evil-minded - would be at risk of attack by the Islamist group.