Not less than eight individuals have been killed and 28 others injured in an explosion on a well-liked seaside within the Somali capital Mogadishu late Friday, an ambulance service stated, an assault Somali state media blamed on the terrorist group Al Shabab.
Dr Abdikadir Abdirahmman, director of Aamin Ambulance, gave the demise toll and added that the quantity may rise.
State information company SONNA stated 5 al-Shabaab attackers had additionally been killed by safety forces whereas a sixth had blown himself up in the course of the raid.
No al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabaab instantly claimed duty for comparable assaults previously.
The explosion occurred whereas residents have been swimming at Lido Seaside, former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire stated on his X account.
“The truth that the terrorist assault coincided with this night when the seaside is most crowded exhibits the hostility of the terrorists in the direction of the Somali individuals,” he stated.
Movies posted on X confirmed our bodies mendacity on the seaside in the dead of night and folks operating for security.
Al-Shabab managed an unlimited space of Somalia earlier than being pushed again by authorities counter-offensives since 2022. Nonetheless, the terrorists stay able to launching main assaults in opposition to authorities, industrial and army targets.