Suicide car bombing in Somalia's capital kills at least five
After an hours-long gunbattle, Somalia's security forces took back control of the building in Mogadishu on Saturday afternoon from at least five attackers who forced their way into the government building that houses the ministries of labour and public works, police Capt. Mohamed Hussein told The Associated Press.
Hussein said at least 10 other people were wounded in the attack, which the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group has claimed responsibility for. As the attack unfolded, gunfire could be heard from inside the building. White smoke billowed from the scene, according to witnesses. Al-Shabab, Africa's most active Islamic extremist group, has been fighting for years to take power and create an Islamic state in Somalia. It frequently carries out suicide bombings targeting public places, hotels and government offices despite being pushed out of Mogadishu. It mostly operates from rural areas in the country's south.
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