{At least three people, including a child, killed in massive explosion in Somali capital claimed by al-Shabab.}<\/p>\n
At least three people, including a child, were killed on Saturday in a car bomb attack outside a restaurant in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, police and witnesses said.<\/p>\n
Armed group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack on its radio station, saying it was targeting government forces who were inside the restaurant, according to the DPA news agency. <\/p>\n
Abdifatah Halane, a spokesman for Banadir province, said that the explosion took place in Mogadishu’s Beyhani district.<\/p>\n
“Three civilians were killed and five others injured,” he told the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n
Several sources said the restaurant, which is in the northern part of the city, is regularly used by Somali security forces – although it was unclear if any were there at the time.
\nA police officer told DPA that non-government soldiers were
\nharmed in the attack, but a witnesss said all the dead and wounded were civilians. <\/p>\n
The car, which was packed with explosives, was parked just outside the restaurant and produced a massive blast, witnesses told AFP.<\/p>\n
“The explosion was enormous … I saw several corpses, including one of a child,” said witness Farhan Mohamed.<\/p>\n
Al-Shabab fighters have stepped up deadly attacks in recent months targeting Mogadishu’s most high-profile hotels.<\/p>\n
The armed group’s leaders have vowed to bring down the Somali government, which is supported by the international community and defended by the African Union’s 22,000-strong AMISOM mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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