A Somali shop owner stands next to the ruins of his shop at the scene of last Saturday explosion in KM4 street in the Hodan district in Mogadishu, Somalia October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Thousands of Somalis prayed in Mogadishu on Friday at a symbolic funeral for more than 300 people killed by the country's deadliest truck bombing.
The truck detonated next to a fuel tanker on Saturday, creating a huge fireball that incinerated multi-story buildings. Around half the dead were burned beyond recognition, said authorities.
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