Mogadishu: A big explosion in the capital of Somalia killed at least nine people and injured eight others, a health official said on Saturday.
Hansel Mohamed Nur at Medina Hospital told reporters that the victim only reflected the dead and injured people who were taken to the facilities in Mogadishu where he worked.
“I am sure the number is bigger because some victims are rushed to other hospitals, as personally owned,” he said.
The Al-Shabab extremist group claims responsibility.
Security forces and civilians stand near the rubble after the car bomb attack kills Self-targeted Commissioner of the City Police in Mogadishu, Somalia.
(Photo Credit: AP) Somali Police spokesman said Mogadishu Police Commissioner, Colonel Farhan Mohamud Qaroleh, was the target of the attack but he was safe.
“Bomber car suicide with heavy explosives plotted By the Al-Shabab terrorist group has targeted the Mogadishu Police Commissioner, “said Sadiq Police spokesman Adam Ali.
“They hit the Mogadishu police commissioner’s vehicle.” It was a second big explosion in the city this month.
An explosion targeting Teashop killed at least 10 people last week.
Last month, a suicide bombing at Mogadishu’s military base killed at least 15 people.