Somalis carry away the dead body of a civilian who was killed in a car bomb attack in Mogadishu, Somalia Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. Police say the explosion outside a restaurant in Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district has killed a number of people, mostly civilians. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
September 28, 2017 - 9:21 AM
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A car bomb explosion in Somalia's capital late Thursday has killed at least five people, police say.
The blast was by a car parked outside a restaurant in Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district and killed mostly civilians, said Capt. Mohamed Hussein.
The explosion shattered a period of calm in this seaside city which has a large security presence following a series of attacks by the Islamic extremist rebels of al-Shabab, who are linked to Al-Qaida and fighting the Somali government and African Union forces in the country.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast. However al-Shabab often carries out such attacks. Despite being ousted from large parts of the south and central Somalia, the insurgents continue deadly attacks across the country.
News from © The Associated Press, 2017