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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 in a gun and bomb attack 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| "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. | "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. | "Most of the casualties are civilians," he added. |
| Witnesses said the gunmen opened fire on a Somali government official's car, sparking a gun battle with his security escort. | |
| "The gunmen riding in a car attacked the official and there was exchange of gunfire... then there was a huge blast," said Abdi Mudey, who was near the scene, told AFP. | |
| Witnesses 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. | 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 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. | Al-Shabab ruled much of Somalia until 2011, when it was driven out of Mogadishu by African and Somali troops. |