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Car bomb in Mogadishu kills 1

August 10, 2017 at 10:41 pm

Somalians are seen near a vehicle after bomb-laden vehicle attack took place in Mogadishu, Somalia on 30 July 2017 [Sadak Mohamed / Anadolu Agency]

A car bomb exploded in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing one person and injuring three others on Thursday evening, police said. Abdukadir Adan, a police officer in Waberi District told Anadolu Agency that the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) in a car parked near a police station in Mogadishu.

Local media said two security officers were among those injured in the blast.

The al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Last Friday, at least three people were killed and eight others wounded in a car bomb blast near Hotel Ambassador in Mogadishu.

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