Car bomb in Mogadishu kills at least 5
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 30 July 2017
- Modified Date: 01:12 | 30 July 2017
At last five people have been killed and about 10 injured in a car bomb blast in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday.
The car blew up near a police station in Mogadishu's southwestern waberi neighborhood, according to Ahmed Arab, spokesman for Somalia's Security Ministry.
"Most of the people who were killed in this explosion were civilian [...]," he added.No group has claimed responsibility, although al-Shabaab militants have been linked to similar attacks in the past.
Troops from the African Union forced al-Shabaab militants out of Mogadishu in 2011, but the militants remain powerful in several rural areas.
The car blew up near a police station in Mogadishu's southwestern waberi neighborhood, according to Ahmed Arab, spokesman for Somalia's Security Ministry.
"Most of the people who were killed in this explosion were civilian [...]," he added.No group has claimed responsibility, although al-Shabaab militants have been linked to similar attacks in the past.
Troops from the African Union forced al-Shabaab militants out of Mogadishu in 2011, but the militants remain powerful in several rural areas.
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