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At least 230 people are dead after a truck carrying explosives detonated in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

The truck drove through a security checkpoint and exploded, igniting a nearby fuel tanker. The resulting blast led to a collapse of the Safari Hotel, trapping many people in the rubble. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has declared three days of national mourning, while thousands have volunteered to give blood. While no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, it is believed to be the work of the Islamist group al-Shabaab, which has been fighting an insurgency against the Somali government since 2007.

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Alex McKinnon, The Saturday Paper