At least 100 people were killed and 300 injured in two car bombs that exploded outside the Education Ministry in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu yesterday. Police said most of the victims were civilians. Some of the wounded are in critical condition. The blasts occurred in the Zobe district. Authorities said, the al Shabaab group carried out the attack, targeting the education ministry, an intersection and a school. The attack occurred on a day when the president, prime minister and other senior officials were meeting to discuss combating violent extremism, especially by al-Shabab group that often targets the capital. The first explosion hit the ministry then the second blast occurred as ambulances arrived and people gathered to help the victims.