Car bomb blast in Somali capital kills 1

By Mohammed Dhaysane and Hassan Istilla

MOGADISHU, Somalia

A car bomb exploded in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing one person and injuring three others on Thursday evening, police said.

Abdukadir Adan, a police officer in Waberi District told Anadolu Agency that the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) in a car parked near a police station in Mogadishu.

Local media said two security officers were among those injured in the blast.

The al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Last Friday, at least three people were killed and eight others wounded in a car bomb blast near Hotel Ambassador in Mogadishu.