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Car bomb blast kills seven in Mogadishu, Somalia
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Security officers at the scene of the car explosion in Mogadishu’s Hamarweyne district. (Reuters)
NAIROBI—At least seven people were killed and dozens wounded after a car bomb exploded near a marketplace in Mogadishu, Somalia.
The Thursday blast occured at London Gate restaurant located near Hamarweyne market, where a huge explosion was heard followed by big clouds of smoke visible in the air.
“The blast was caused by a luxurious car loaded with explosives, which was detonated at a civilian, densely-populated area, and seven people were killed and several others wounded,” city administration spokesman Abdifatah Omar Halane told reporters.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility however the Al-shaabab millitant group has carried such previous attacks in the capital.
“There were eight people killed and most of them died in a civilian minibus which was passing by the area where the vehicle went off,” witness Abdinasir Mohamed, who gave a slightly higher death toll that authorities did not confirm, told AFP news agency.
A witness told Reuters that he saw at least three dead bodies and a damaged minibus with blood stains on it.
