Mogadishu [Somalia], Apr. 13 (ANI): A bomb blast in a football stadium in country's port town of Barawe on Friday claimed five lives.

The stadium was packed when the blast took place.

According to reports, Somalia's very own al-Qaida-linked terror group, al-Shabab immediately claimed the responsibility for the blast.

The terrorist group are known to attack high-value targets in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu quite often.(ANI)

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