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| Five people, including the country’s deputy labour minister, have been killed in an Islamist extremist attack on a government building in the capital, Mogadishu, a Somali police officer has said. | Five people, including the country’s deputy labour minister, have been killed in an Islamist extremist attack on a government building in the capital, Mogadishu, a Somali police officer has said. |
| Capt Mohamed Hussein said the minister, Saqar Ibrahim Abdalla, was killed in his ground-floor office shortly after gunmen stormed the building in Mogadishu. | Capt Mohamed Hussein said the minister, Saqar Ibrahim Abdalla, was killed in his ground-floor office shortly after gunmen stormed the building in Mogadishu. |
| At least five gunmen stormed the building after a suicide car bombing at the gates. | At least five gunmen stormed the building after a suicide car bombing at the gates. |
| Somali security forces, fighting to take control of the building, exchanged fire with the militants. | Somali security forces, fighting to take control of the building, exchanged fire with the militants. |
| Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. | Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. |
| The Somali Islamist extremist group frequently carries out suicide bomb attacks targeting public places and government offices. | The Somali Islamist extremist group frequently carries out suicide bomb attacks targeting public places and government offices. |
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