Car Bomb Kills at Least 8 in Somali Capital


   Somali officials say at least eight people were killed Monday when a car bomb exploded in the center of the capital.

At least 10 people were injured in the blast, which occurred near Mogadishu's national theater.

Police spokesman Abdullahi Hassan Bariise said a suicide bomber targeted a car carrying Mogadishu's security chief and several other intelligence officials.

Instead, the blast struck a mini-bus, killing some of the passengers, including several schoolchildren.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility. However, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud blamed the blast on al-Shabab militants.

The Somali capital has been slowly returning to normal since al-Shabab was driven out of the city in 2011, but militants still carry out periodic suicide attacks and kidnappings.


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