Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants attack intelligence site in Mogadishu
Islamist rebels blew up a car bomb on Sunday at a national-intelligence site in Somalia’s capital where suspected militants are held, and gunmen then attacked the site, officials and the rebel group said.
Seven militants were killed in the attack and in fighting at the Mogadishu facility, according to an intelligence officer, who asked that he be identified only as Nur. He gave no details on casualties among the security forces, if any.
Ahmed Hussein, a senior police officer, confirmed the car bombing and armed attack and added that the facility included underground cells.
“It seems their target was to cause a mess here and thus free their militant colleagues held in the underground cells, but that will not happen,” Nur said.