5 killed in Somalia blast

May 03, 2014 06:39 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 06:54 pm IST - MOGADISHU

A Somali police official said five people have died and six others wounded when a bomb believed to have been targeting a government vehicle exploded in Mogadishu.

Mohamed Abdi said on Saturday the bomb went off as a government vehicle drove near a key junction in the city.

No group has immediately claimed responsibility but the blast is suspected to be the work of the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants, who are waging an insurgency against Somalia’s government.

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