Somalia car bombings death toll rises to 120- health minister

Civilians gather near the ruins of a building at the scene of an explosion along K5 street in Mogadishu, Somalia October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Abdirahman Hussein

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The number of people killed by two car bombs that exploded outside the education ministry in Somalia's capital Mogadishu has risen to at least 120 people, the health minister said on Monday.

The al Qaeda-linked Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for Saturday's blasts, Somalia's deadliest since a truck bomb killed more than 500 people at the same location five years ago.