MOGADISHU, Somalia

At least seven people, including security personnel and civilians, were killed and six others injured in a suicide bombing near a police academy in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, police said.

The attack took place near the General Kahiye Police Academy in the Hamar Jajab district of Mogadishu, a police statement said.

Muhibo Hassan, a witness told Anadolu, that the explosion caused panic among residents near the scene.

Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.