7 killed in car bombing attack in Mogadishu

APD NEWS

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At least seven people were killed and ten others injured on Thursday evening in a car bomb explosion in a busy market in Mogadishu, officials have confirmed.

Mogadishu city spokesman Abditifitah Halane told reporters the car blew up next to a public service vehicle in Hamarweyne market.

"Seven people have been killed in the attack. The victims were in a public vehicle when the explosion hit their vehicle killing them," said Halane.

No group has claimed responsibility for the latest attack in the Horn of Africa nation.

However, the Al-Qaeda allied militant group, Al-Shabaab, is usually behind such attacks.

The Al-Shabaab insurgents were pushed out the capital Mogadishu by African Union peacekeeping forces (AMISOM) in 2011 but still mount daily attacks on government and AMISOM bases including public places.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)