Wednesday, 21 March 2012 08:49
Share Link: 
The armed Islamist movement al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a car bomb in the Somali capital that injured two people.
The blast on Wednesday in a busy administrative district prompted police to open fire. Police said four suspects had been detained and that they were investigating a second suspicious car.
"We were behind the car bomb explosion. We targeted security forces," Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, a spokesman for al-Shabab's military operations, told the Reuters news agency.
Police spokesperson Abudullahi Barise said police arrested a man with a remote control seconds after he detonated the car.
There has been a surge in suicide bombings and remotely detonated blasts in Mogadishu since al-Shabab pulled most of its fighters out of the coastal city, vowing to turn increasingly to al-Qaeda-inspired tactics.
| < Prev | Next > |
|---|
Main_Menu
Other articles in Africa
M23 says it will 'fight back' against UN 06 April 2013
Deadly fuel tanker explosion hits Nigeria 06 April 2013
Ivory Coast begins exhuming mass graves 05 April 2013
US agents arrest Guinea-Bissau ex-official 05 April 2013
US offers reward for Uganda warlord Kony 05 April 2013
South Africa to withdraw troops from CAR 04 April 2013
South Africa says Mandela 'much better' 03 April 2013
Malawi to take Tanzania dispute to court 02 April 2013
Timbuktu tense after deadly battles 02 April 2013
Advisor to Libya PM 'abducted' 02 April 2013
Related
Featured_Author
Opinion
|
Remembering Perot: Last Chance for Americans against Globalization |
| Ben Tanosborn | |
|
Why Shouldn't the Federal Government be Blamed for Boston? |
| Jacob Hornberger | |
|
Benghazi smoke screen |
| Will Durst | |
|
America Honors Its Worst |
| Stephen Lendman | |
|
65 Years of Palestinian Nakba |
| Elias Akleh | |
|
Women of the Wall |
| Uri Avnery | |
|
Alan Hart and What It Takes to Struggle On |
| Lawrence Davidson | |
|
The UN, Integrated Systems & American Intransigence To Accountability |
| Clive Hambidge | |
|
On Political Precondition |
| Richard Falk | |
|
LGBTQ exclusion of anti-capitalism |
| Soheil Asefi | |
|
Abolish the IRS -- And the Income Tax with It |
| Sheldon Richman | |
Login
