Somalia: 13 killed in al-Shabaab attack near Mogadishu airport
At least 13 people, including guards of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the United Nations (UN), were killed when two massive car bombs went off in Mogadishu, on Tuesday. Al-Shabaab, a terrorist organisation linked to al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for both the suicide bomb attacks.
Three civilians were injured in the attack.
Al-Shabaab said that they killed killed “dozens of crusaders & apostates,” reported Al Jazeera.
Huge explosions were heard near the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. Reports said that simultaneous suicide attacks, one at the airport entrance and the other at the entrance of the African Union headquarters, rocked the capital of Somalia.
The two car bombs targeted the main AMISOM base near Mogadishu airport. The area also hosts the UN office and embassies.