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| At Least 7 Dead as Shabab Militants Attack Restaurant in Somali Capital | |
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| MOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamist militants claimed responsibility for an attack on a seaside restaurant here on Thursday evening that killed at least seven people and wounded two others, according to state media. | |
| The Shabab, a group that has vowed to turn Somalia into a puritanical Islamic state, claimed responsibility for the attack. | The Shabab, a group that has vowed to turn Somalia into a puritanical Islamic state, claimed responsibility for the attack. |
| Gunmen raided the building after setting off a car bomb, police officials and the insurgent group said, according to Reuters. | Gunmen raided the building after setting off a car bomb, police officials and the insurgent group said, according to Reuters. |
| Khadar Keeyow, a well-known Somali singer who was near the scene, said, ”I heard a large explosion, I went outside, and I saw the dead bodies of three people; two were women.” | Khadar Keeyow, a well-known Somali singer who was near the scene, said, ”I heard a large explosion, I went outside, and I saw the dead bodies of three people; two were women.” |
| Abdirizak Omar Mohamed, Somalia’s minister of national security, said three Shabab militants had stormed the restaurant. . | |
| Somali security officials said a suicide bomber had survived the blast and was taken into custody and that two militants had been killed. | |
| The Banadir restaurant at Lido beach, where the attack occurred, is near the compound of the new Turkish Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, according to Reuters. | The Banadir restaurant at Lido beach, where the attack occurred, is near the compound of the new Turkish Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, according to Reuters. |
| Many of the wounded were transferred to hospitals in critical condition, and the death toll was expected to rise. | Many of the wounded were transferred to hospitals in critical condition, and the death toll was expected to rise. |
| The Shabab have carried out a series of deadly attacks in Somalia to try to topple the Western-backed government of this poor, unstable country. In January, militants stormed another restaurant on Lido beach, killing 17 people. | The Shabab have carried out a series of deadly attacks in Somalia to try to topple the Western-backed government of this poor, unstable country. In January, militants stormed another restaurant on Lido beach, killing 17 people. |
| On Sunday, more than 20 people were killed when suicide bombers detonated two car bombs at a local government headquarters in the semiautonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. | On Sunday, more than 20 people were killed when suicide bombers detonated two car bombs at a local government headquarters in the semiautonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. |