Terrorist attack in Somali capital kills at least 6
Baku, April 23, AZERTAC
At least six people were killed and more than seven others wounded after a heavy explosion targeted a restaurant in Mogadishu’s Lido Beach on Friday evening, a police officer said, according to Anadolu Agency.
Abdi Mohamud, a police officer in Mogadishu's Abdiasis district, told Anadolu Agency over the phone that they believe that the attack was a suicide bombing that hit a restaurant, killing six people, including security personnel and civilians.
He said that at the time of the attack, several senior government officials were at the restaurant, including Somali police commander Abdi Hassan Mohamed Hijaar and lawmakers.
Somali National News Agency (SONNA) also reported that Al-Shabaab terrorists blew up the hotel on the Lido beach of Mogadishu, while 11 members of the Somali parliament and other politicians were at the scene of the blast.
"The number of casualties of deaths and injuries not known yet," SONNA said in a tweet.
Local media reported that heavy gunfire ensued in the hotel after the bomb blast.
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