Mogadishu car bomb blast near presidential palace kills eight

Al-Shabaab jihadist group claims responsibility for suicide attack

A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint near Somalia’s presidential palace killing eight people, police said, as the al-Shabaab jihadist group claimed responsibility for the attack.

The bombing took place on Saturday within 1km (0.6 miles) of Villa Somalia, the presidential palace in Mogadishu.

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Source: The Guardian