🇸🇴 At least five injured after blast at mayor's office in Mogadishu
At least five people have been injured in a blast near the mayor’s office in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, with gunfire erupting afterwards, according to police and witnesses.
Witnesses said the huge explosion on Sunday damaged nearby buildings.
“Terrorists blasted a vehicle loaded with explosives onto a perimeter wall of the Mogadishu mall which is next to the Banadir administration headquarters,” police officer said.
Security forces immediately put the area under lockdown but an exchange of gunfire between the army and the assailants was ongoing.
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At least five people have been injured in a blast near the mayor’s office in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, with gunfire erupting afterwards, according to police and witnesses.
Witnesses said the huge explosion on Sunday damaged nearby buildings.
“Terrorists blasted a vehicle loaded with explosives onto a perimeter wall of the Mogadishu mall which is next to the Banadir administration headquarters,” police officer said.
Security forces immediately put the area under lockdown but an exchange of gunfire between the army and the assailants was ongoing.
#Somalia
@africaintel