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5 Dead in Somalia Car Bomb Blast

by VOA News

   Police in Somalia say former foreign minister Hussein Elabe Fahiye was
   among at least five people killed when a car bomb exploded Wednesday
   near the presidential palace in the capital, Mogadishu.

   At least 13 other people were injured.

   Militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the blast, saying
   they were targeting soldiers, lawmakers and other government officials.

   Al-Shabab frequently carries out bomb blasts in the capital near the
   presidential compound and at hotels frequented by government officials
   and foreigners.