Deadliest single bomb blast attack: Devastating images from Somalia's capital city Mogadishu

The death toll from the most powerful bomb blast which happened on 14th October 2017, witnessed in Somalia's capital rose to at least 231 with more than 275 injured, making it the deadliest single attack ever in this Horn of Africa nation.

The death toll from the powerful bomb blast which happened on 14th October 2017,witnessed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu rose to at least 231 with more than 275 injured, making it the deadliest single attack ever in this Horn of Africa nation, a senator 

A Somali gestures as he walks past a dead body, left, and destroyed buildings at the scene of a blast in the capital Mogadishu. ( Photo | AP)

Somali children assist other civilians and security forces in their rescue efforts by carrying away unidentified charred human remains in a cardboard box, to clear the scene of Saturday's blast. ( Photo | AP)

Somali security forces and others gather and search for bodies near destroyed buildings at the scene of Saturday's blast. ( Photo | AP)

Somali women react at the scene of Saturday's blast. ( Photo | AP)

Angry protesters gather near the scene of Saturday's massive truck bomb attack, near the presidential palace. ( Photo | AP)

Somalis help a civilian wounded in Saturday's blast, at Medina hospital in Mogadishu. ( Photo | AP)