The attack was claimed by the Al-Shabaab jihadist groupSix people were killed on Wednesday in a car bomb explosion in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, a security official and witnesses said. "The initial information we have... indicates that at least six people were killed and several others wounded in the huge car bomb blast," local government security officer Mohamed Abdi told AFP. Witnesses said a multi-vehicle private security convoy escorting foreigners was passing by the area when the explosion hit. "I saw some of the passengers injured and being carried after the blast," said one witness Osman Hassan. Another witness, Hassan Nur, said, "The blast was so huge that it has destroyed most of the buildings nearby the road and vehicles passing by the area.

Source: The Hindu January 12, 2022 17:11 UTC