{"id":31004,"date":"2016-12-12T03:30:33","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T03:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/al-shabab-attack-at-mogadishu-port-kills-dozens\/"},"modified":"2016-12-12T03:30:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T03:30:19","slug":"al-shabab-attack-at-mogadishu-port-kills-dozens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/al-shabab-attack-at-mogadishu-port-kills-dozens\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Shabab attack at Mogadishu port kills dozens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{At least 29 people killed after car bomber struck a police complex and entrance of largest port in Somali capital.}<\/p>\n<p>An al-Shabab suicide car bomber has struck the entrance of Mogadishu&#8217;s largest port and an adjacent police complex, killing at least 29 people and wounding nearly 48 others, according to police sources. <\/p>\n<p>Initial reports had put the toll at 12 dead and 14 injured, but more bodies were discovered in the rubble of the collapsed buildings, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>There were also more deaths as people succumbed to their injuries in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the victims were labourers and port workers, General Abdullahi Hassan Barise, a senior police officer, told DPA news agency. Among the dead were at least five police officers and two young boys.<\/p>\n<p>Civilians made up most of the wounded.<\/p>\n<p>The attack took place near the gate of Mogadishu&#8217;s main port and is the latest in a series of attacks on the capital.<\/p>\n<p>The bomber drove a minibus packed with explosives into the police station and a security checkpoint, witnesses said.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Shabab took responsibility for the attack via a statement on its radio station, Radio Andalus.<\/p>\n<p>The armed group said the suicide bomber was targeting the police station, where a number of officers also lived.<\/p>\n<p>The station was heavily damaged and a busy tax facility was also affected by the blast.<\/p>\n<p>The destruction also spread to nearby homes and vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Thick plumes of black smoke could be seen above the blast site throughout the city. <\/p>\n<p>Gunfire could be heard from the police complex shortly after the explosion. Police said the situation was under control and security forces were using warning shots to disperse people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The area has been surrounded by Somali security forces and African Union troops,&#8221; said security forces spokesman Abdikamil Shukri Ma&#8217;alin.<\/p>\n<p>Somalia is preparing to hold presidential elections on December 28.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-16985 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/48506a6bd0d34b60a9f762fb986c9914_18.jpg\" alt=\"Trailers are seen parked outside a police cordon after the suicide car bomb went off \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{At least 29 people killed after car bomber struck a police complex and entrance of largest port in Somali capital.} An al-Shabab suicide car bomber has struck the entrance of Mogadishu&#8217;s largest port and an adjacent police complex, killing at least 29 people and wounding nearly 48 others, according to police sources. 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