Doha / Information Office / February 28  

The State of Qatar strongly condemned the explosion of a car bomb in the center of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, which led to a number of deaths and injuries.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs renewed, in a statement today, the State of Qatar's firm stance on rejecting violence and terrorism regardless of the motives and causes.

The statement expressed the condolences of the State of Qatar to the families of the victims, the government and people of Somalia, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.