At least six people have been killed in a bomb explosion in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
Islamist militant group al-Shabab said it carried out the attack, targeting the vehicle of a prominent former government official, who was killed.
The number of attacks in Mogadishu has increased in recent months.
Many have been blamed on al-Shabab, which has lost ground to government forces in recent years but still controls many southern rural areas.
The blast took place near the city centre’s “Kilometre 4” district, close to the Turkish embassy.
It was unclear whether the explosives…
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