World News | Suicide Bomber Kills 3, Including Child, in Somali Capital
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A Somali official says a suicide bomber killed at least three civilians, including a young boy, at a restaurant in Somalia's capital Wednesday evening.
Mogadishu, Sep 9 (AP) A Somali official says a suicide bomber killed at least three civilians, including a young boy, at a restaurant in Somalia's capital Wednesday evening.
Ismail Mukhtar, spokesman for Somalia's information ministry, told The Associated Press that seven other people were injured when the bomber detonated a suicide vest outside the restaurant near a security checkpoint close to the presidential palace in Mogadishu.
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Ambulance sirens could be heard as police officers sealed off the area, according to Col Ahmed Aden, a police officer.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast. However, the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group often carries out such attacks. (AP)
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