A suicide bomber targeted a queue of young recruits registering at the Damanyo military base in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing at least 10 people and injuring 30 others.
The attack, claimed by militant group al Shabaab, occurred when the bomber detonated explosives among hundreds of teenagers lining up at the base’s gate.
Witnesses described the scene as chaotic, with dozens of abandoned shoes and the remains of the bomber visible.
Al Shabaab said it had killed as many as 30 soldiers and wounded 50 more, while government officials were not immediately available for comment.
The attack echoes a similar incident in 2023 when a suicide bomber killed 25 soldiers at a nearby base.
