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'Several killed' in Somali blast in Mogadishu street 'Several killed' in Somali blast in Mogadishu street
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Several people have been killed by a car bomb on a busy street in the Somali capital Mogadishu, reports say. Several people have been killed in a gun and bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu, reports say.
Eyewitnesses told the BBC they saw a cloud of smoke rising at the scene and many wounded. Reuters news agency said at least three people had died.Eyewitnesses told the BBC they saw a cloud of smoke rising at the scene and many wounded. Reuters news agency said at least three people had died.
It cited police officer Nur Farah saying most were pedestrians and the toll was likely to rise as "the place is busy with hotels and supermarkets". The attack began with a shooting, followed by the detonation of a car bomb when police arrived, a police official told the AFP news agency.
It was not immediately clear who was behind the blast.It was not immediately clear who was behind the blast.
The Islamist militant group al-Shabab has carried out several attacks on the road in the last few weeks, "There was a drive-by shooting attack... then a car loaded with explosives was detonated after police reinforcements arrived," police official Ahmed Abdiweli told AFP.
"Most of the casualties are civilians," he added.
Eyewitnesses described seeing part of a supermarket and several cars destroyed by the blast.
Husayn Ali Wehliye, a regional governor, was among the wounded but escaped with minor injuries, local media reported.
The Islamist militant group al-Shabab has carried out several attacks on the road in the past few weeks.
The group said it was behind the attack on a hotel in central Mogadishu last month in which 15 people died.The group said it was behind the attack on a hotel in central Mogadishu last month in which 15 people died.
Al-Shabab ruled much of Somalia until 2011, when it was driven out of Mogadishu by African and Somali troops.