2 feared dead, many injured as car bomb explosion rocks Somalia

The Somali capital of Mogadishu has been hit by an explosion caused by a car filled with explosives which blew up near a restaurant killing at least two people and injuring five others.

According to Reuters, the car bomb explosion which occurred on Saturday has been claimed by Al-Shabab, an armed group locked in battle against the Somali government and which regularly mounts attacks in Mogadishu.

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The bomb laden car was parked in front of the Blue Sky restaurant, near a busy road close to the headquarters of the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in a southern district of Mogadishu before it exploded.

Abdifatah Omar, a spokesman for Mogadishu’s local government, said at the scene, that three people had been confirmed dead so far and five others were injured.

“We targeted the security forces and officers of the underground Jilaow cell who were there,” Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, al Shabaab’s military operations spokesman, told Reuters, adding that at least 10 people were killed.

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