MOGADISHU: At least 14 other folks had been killed and 10 others wounded in a automobile bomb blast near a lodge in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, Somali officers said Thursday.
Capt. Mohamed Hussein said the explosion happened near the Weheliye lodge at the busy Makka Almukarramah road. The road has been a target of attacks in the past through the Somalia-based extremist crew al-Shabab, the deadliest Islamic extremist crew in Africa.
Most of the casualties had been passers-by and buyers, Hussein instructed The Associated Press. The toll of dead and wounded was once introduced through safety ministry spokesman Abdulaziz Hildhiban.
Al-Shabab claimed duty for the blast. The crew steadily attacks Mogadishu's high-profile spaces equivalent to accommodations and army checkpoints. A truck bombing in October killed 512 other folks in the country's deadliest-ever assault. Only a few attacks since 9/11 have killed more other folks. Al-Shabab was once blamed.
Thursday's blast comes virtually exactly a month after two automobile bomb explosions in Mogadishu shattered a months-long period of calm in the city, killing at least 21 other folks.
The Horn of Africa nation continues to combat to counter the Islamic extremist crew. Concerns were excessive over plans at hand over the rustic's safety to Somalia's own forces as a 21,000-strong African Union drive begins a withdrawal that is expected to be whole in 2020.
The US army, which has stepped up efforts towards al-Shabab in the past 12 months with dozens of drone strikes, has said Somali forces are not yet able.
Capt. Mohamed Hussein said the explosion happened near the Weheliye lodge at the busy Makka Almukarramah road. The road has been a target of attacks in the past through the Somalia-based extremist crew al-Shabab, the deadliest Islamic extremist crew in Africa.
Most of the casualties had been passers-by and buyers, Hussein instructed The Associated Press. The toll of dead and wounded was once introduced through safety ministry spokesman Abdulaziz Hildhiban.
Al-Shabab claimed duty for the blast. The crew steadily attacks Mogadishu's high-profile spaces equivalent to accommodations and army checkpoints. A truck bombing in October killed 512 other folks in the country's deadliest-ever assault. Only a few attacks since 9/11 have killed more other folks. Al-Shabab was once blamed.
Thursday's blast comes virtually exactly a month after two automobile bomb explosions in Mogadishu shattered a months-long period of calm in the city, killing at least 21 other folks.
The Horn of Africa nation continues to combat to counter the Islamic extremist crew. Concerns were excessive over plans at hand over the rustic's safety to Somalia's own forces as a 21,000-strong African Union drive begins a withdrawal that is expected to be whole in 2020.
The US army, which has stepped up efforts towards al-Shabab in the past 12 months with dozens of drone strikes, has said Somali forces are not yet able.
At least 14 dead, several hurt in car bomb in Somali capital
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