Thousands in Somali capital march in defiance after attack

MOGADISHU- 18 October 2017: Thousands of people took to the streets of Somalia's capital Wednesday in a show of defiance after the country's deadliest attack, as officials shared a detailed account of how Saturday's truck bombing that killed more than 300 was carried out.

The officials said two people have been arrested, ABC News reported.

Wearing red headbands, the crowd of mostly young men and women marched through Mogadishu amid tight security.

They answered a call to unity by Mayor Thabit Abdi, who said "we must liberate this city which is awash with graves."

Some in Somalia have called the bombing their 9/11, while asking why one of the world's deadliest attacks in years hasn't drawn the kind of global attention given to extremist assaults elsewhere.

Another nearly 400 were wounded. Scores remain missing.