Suicide car bomb blast kills 2 in Somali capital
BAIDOA, Somalia (AA) – At least two people were killed and as many others wounded in a suicide car bombing in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, police said.
The attack took place near Mogadishu stadium that is currently housing Somali military police.
Ibrahim Ali, a police officer in Mogadishu, told Anadolu over the phone that two civilians, including a municipality staffer, were killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack.
Sidik Dudishe, a Somali police spokesman, said at a news conference that the incident happened at a security checkpoint operated by Somalia’s military police.
The al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Somalia has been plagued by insecurity for years, with the main threats emanating from al-Shabaab and the ISIS.
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