A car bomb targeting a military vehicle killed at least three people and wounded seven in the Somali capital, police said on Wednesday.
Car bomb kills at least 3, wounds 7 capital: police
Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents said on Wednesday its members were behind a car bomb explosion in the Somali capital targeting government officials from the United Arab Emirates that killed three people.
Car bomb kills at least 3, wounds 7 in Somali capital: police
"The suicide car bomb hit a military car. So far three people were killed, including civilians. Seven others were injured and rushed to hospital," Major Farah Abdikadir, a police officer, told Reuters.
Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents said on Wednesday its members were behind a car bomb explosion in the Somali capital targeting government officials from the United Arab Emirates that killed three people.
"We targeted enemy delegates from the UAE and we inflicted casualties upon them and their forces," Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, al Shabaab's military operation spokesman told Reuters.
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