Somalia : at least one dead and three wounded in a car bomb explosion in Mogadishu (police)

The attack was committed with a car bomb. Photo : REUTERS

NEWSROOM (ADV) – At least one person died and three others were injured in a car bomb explosion Tuesday in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, police said.

According to police officers present on site, the incident occurred while security officers were inspecting the vehicle at the entrance of a petrol station near the Ministry of Petroleum, located near the headquarters of the administration. from the Banaadir region.

“At this time, one person died and three others were wounded, I do not know if the number of victims could increase because we are still there,” said a local police officer ‘anonymity.

Plumes of black smoke were seen rising above the site of the bombing.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, but Islamists Shebab have often led such attacks in this country of the Horn of Africa.

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