At least 15 people were killed and 40 others were injured after a mosque under refurbishment has collapsed in Somalia.
It happened during Friday prayers as the building, in the capital Mogadishu, was packed with worshippers.
Hundreds of people are reported to have been inside the building when it collapsed and some are still believed to be trapped under the rubble, according to the (BBC).
An engineer on the refurbishment project has been arrested on suspicion of negligence, local media report.
Some media outlets report that worshippers were at prayer, while others say more than 100 people were pouring a concrete foundation after prayers when the structure collapsed.
Most of the dead were construction workers, the privately-owned Radio Shabelle reported.
The state-owned Somali National News Agency said the incident took place in Dayniile district.
Source: QNA
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