MOGADISHU, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Fifteen children who were travelling back home from school were among the dead in the Saturday terror attack in Mogadishu, which the government has estimated to be 276.
Emergency ambulance services provider Aamin Ambulance director Abdulkadir Aden told Xinhua all the primary school children in the bus died.
"There were 15 primary school children who were from school when the explosion happened. We can confirm all of them died," Aden said.
Meanwhile, 40 people who were critically injured in the Saturday bombing in Mogadishu were Monday morning airlifted to Turkey for further treatment.
Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled thanked the Turkish government for its support.
The government has confirmed that the death toll rose to 276 by Sunday while more than 300 others are still in hospital. Meanwhile, families are still trying to locate their missing loved ones.
