Somalia: Car bomb kills 3 in Mogadishu

A car bomb outside a restaurant in the Somali capital, Mogadishu; killed three people and wounded five on Saturday, an official said.

“The blast killed three civilians and wounded five others. It was a car bomb that was parked here, at this small restaurant,” Abdifatah Omar, the spokesman for Mogadishu municipal council, told reporters at the scene.

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It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack but al-Qaeda linked al-Shabab has taken responsibility for similar attacks in the past.

The Islamic militants are fighting to overthrow the internationally-backed government in Mogadishu, which is protected by 22,000 African Union troops.