In a display of solidarity, Kenyans of goodwill respond to a social media campaign for blood donation in Eastleigh. [Photo/www.bbc.com]
Hundreds of Kenyans demonstrated their solidarity with victims of a bomb attack in Mogadishu by donating their blood.
This was in response to a massive social media campaign calling on Kenyans of goodwill to donate blood for the casualties of the blast.
''We are here to donate blood for the injured because they are our brothers and sisters. They are human beings like us. I lost a friend in the attack,'' Amina Jamal, a young Kenyan-Somali woman who showed at a blood donation centre in Eastleigh, said as she battled tears.
The attack, caused by a truck loaded with explosives and considered the worst in Somalia's history because of the staggering scale of loss, killed at least 300 people and injured hundreds more.
According to the BBC, the Kenyan government has pledged 31 tonnes of medicine to be used in the treatment of survivors.
''We expect the death toll of the blast to rise,'' Somalia's Information minister told a global news organisation.
A number of victims have been flown to Nairobi for specialised treatment.
No group has claimed responsibility for the barbaric attack.