Five Killed in Terrorist Attack in Somalia

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An attack by the al-Shabab terror group on Wednesday killed five people and wounded 16 on the outskirts of Somalia’s capital, police said.

Somalia’s government said the early morning attack targeted police and checkpoints outside of Mogadishu.

Police Spokesperson Abdifitah Hassan Aden told reporters that a vehicle laden with explosive devices exploded at Darussalam neighborhood in Mogadishu.

Aden said the terrorists later launched on Kahda police station and other locations across the capital, Mogadishu at around 1 a.m. before they were repulsed.

The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab often targets Mogadishu, and the United Nations and other international observers have warned that the group would take advantage of Somalia’s current election crisis to launch more attacks.

Source: hamodia.com