Car bomb kills seven in Mogadishu smashing into a cafe
A CAR bomb rammed into a cafe in the Somali capital Mogadishu near compounds housing government ministries today, killing seven people, officials and ambulance services said.
Car bomb blast rocks Mogadishu causing major destruction
Witnesses said the blast destroyed the cafe and damaged another one. Three cars destroyed and blood stained the floor. Smoke billowed from the scene.
"So far we have carried seven dead people from the blast. Casualties may rise," Abdikadir Abdirahman, the director of Amin ambulances, said.
Car bomb kills seven in Mogadishu after smashing into a cafe
The cafe in Mogadishu was near compounds housing government ministries today
So far we have carried seven dead people from the blast. Casualties may rise
Police said the blast took place near the compounds housing the security and sports ministries.
The incident occurred after the new security minister, Mahamed Abuukar Islow, took office and promised he would come up with a plan to tighten security.
Police had earlier put the number of dead at three.
Witnesses said the blast destroyed the cafe and damaged another one
Al Shabaab were not immediately reachable for comment
"We have confirmed seven civilians were killed in the blast by al Shabaab," Abdifatah Omar Halane, spokesman for Mogadishu's mayor, told reporters at the scene.
Al Shabaab were not immediately reachable for comment. In the past, have taken responsibility for blasts and gun attacks in the capital and elsewhere in Somalia.