2 Killed In Car Bombing In Mogadishu
January 30 2019
Two people have been killed and five injured in a bombing in Mogadishu, reports Xinhua, China's state news agency.
On Tuesday, a car bomb detonated at a gas station near the Ministry of Petroleum, said local authorities.
The explosion burned multiple vehicles in the station’s parking lot, witnesses said. Firefighters extinguished the blaze before it could spread to nearby buildings.
No group immediately claimed responsibility. Al-Shabaab was believed to be behind the attack.
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