Somalia's al Shabaab stormed a government building on Saturday, detonating ...
MOGADISHU - Somalia’s al Shabaab stormed a government building on Saturday, detonating a suicide car bomb in the heart of the capital Mogadishu with at least nine people, including an assistant minister, killed during an ensuing gun battle.
It was the latest bombing claimed by Al Shabaab, an Islamist group which is fighting to establish its own rule in Somalia, based on a strict interpretation of sharia law. “We believe there are other militants hiding themselves,” he said, adding that 20 people had been injured in the assault. “We are inside the building and fighting goes on. We shall give details later,” Abdiasis Abu Musab, Al Shabaab’s military operation spokesman told Reuters.
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