Suicide Bombing in Mogadishu Kills Five, Injures Seven

Militant Group Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for the Attack

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest in a crowded area near Mogadishu’s regional administration headquarters, killing four people and himself, and injuring seven others.
The bomber was pursued by police and detonated the explosives outside an Indian restaurant in Mogadishu’s Hamar Weyne district.
Militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack, stating it was targeting intelligence operatives and other government employees.
The attack comes amid a general improvement in the capital’s security situation over the last year, aided by the deployment of troops and security checkpoints on the outskirts of the capital.
The attack follows a recent incident where al-Shabab fighters captured a United Nations helicopter carrying two Somali men and several foreigners after it made an emergency landing in the Galgaduud region, an area controlled by the group.