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Blast Kills at Least 7 in Mogadishu After US Defense Secretary Visit

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   A huge blast went off in Mogadishu Friday, killing at least seven
   people, and wounding 10 others, according to Somali police.

   The suicide bomber blew himself up at Gelato Devino, a popular ice
   cream parlor near the international airport hours after acting U.S.
   Defense Secretary Christopher Miller made an unannounced visit to the
   Somali capital.

   The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility
   for the attack. Al-Shabab frequently carries out attacks in Mogadishu
   as part of its bid to overthrow the Somali government and impose its
   strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.

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