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Suicide bomber kills 3 in Mogadishu

Members of al Shabaab parade at Ala Yaasir camp, outside of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, September 3, 2011. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Members of al Shabaab parade at Ala Yaasir camp, outside of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, September 3, 2011. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
This is the third time suicide bombers have attacked the restaurant, which is opposite Somalia's National Theatre.
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A suicide bomber attacked a popular restaurant in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, on Saturday, killing himself and at least three others, Somali police said.

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The attacker, dressed in a business suit over a suicide vest, detonated the bomb after entering the Village Restaurant, police said.

"So far, three civilians are dead," Major Nur Ali, a senior police officer, told Reuters.

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