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| MOGADISHU, Somalia — Five people were killed and six others were wounded when a bomb exploded Saturday in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, a police official said. | |
| A top police officer, Abdikafi Hilowle, who was apparently the target of the attack, was among the five killed, said Capt. Mohamed Hussein, a senior police official. | A top police officer, Abdikafi Hilowle, who was apparently the target of the attack, was among the five killed, said Capt. Mohamed Hussein, a senior police official. |
| The Islamist extremist group Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. | The Islamist extremist group Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. |
| The militants of the Shabab, who have links to Al Qaeda, are waging an insurgency against Somalia’s weak government. | The militants of the Shabab, who have links to Al Qaeda, are waging an insurgency against Somalia’s weak government. |
| Shabab fighters have resorted to terrorist attacks in Mogadishu since African Union troops backing the Somali government pushed them from the city in 2011. | Shabab fighters have resorted to terrorist attacks in Mogadishu since African Union troops backing the Somali government pushed them from the city in 2011. |
| Somalia is struggling to rebuild after decades of conflict. Saturday’s blast came hours after the police foiled an attempt to kill a Somali legislator. The police were tipped off that a bomb had been planted in the legislator’s car, Captain Hussein said. | Somalia is struggling to rebuild after decades of conflict. Saturday’s blast came hours after the police foiled an attempt to kill a Somali legislator. The police were tipped off that a bomb had been planted in the legislator’s car, Captain Hussein said. |