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Somali parliament blast: At least one person killed in Mogadishu car bomb attack | Somali parliament blast: At least one person killed in Mogadishu car bomb attack |
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At least two people have been killed after a car bomb exploded and shots were heard near the Somali parliament building in Mogadishu. | |
Al Shabaab Islamist militants have claimed responsibility for the attack. | |
"A car bomb occurred near the parliament house but we are all safe," Dahir Amin Jesow, a legislator in the house, told Reuters, referring to lawmakers inside the building. | "A car bomb occurred near the parliament house but we are all safe," Dahir Amin Jesow, a legislator in the house, told Reuters, referring to lawmakers inside the building. |
"I could see a dead soldier and three other injured soldiers outside parliament's compound which is safe," he said. | "I could see a dead soldier and three other injured soldiers outside parliament's compound which is safe," he said. |
Government forces blocked all roads leading into the area and the sound of wailing ambulances could be heard. | Government forces blocked all roads leading into the area and the sound of wailing ambulances could be heard. |
"We were shaken by a huge blast near the parliament house. We were immediately surrounded by forces and we cannot go out of houses," Farah Sabdow, a resident in the area, told Reuters. | "We were shaken by a huge blast near the parliament house. We were immediately surrounded by forces and we cannot go out of houses," Farah Sabdow, a resident in the area, told Reuters. |
Al Shabaab militants, who threatened to step up attacks during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan later claimed responsibility for the attack. | |
"This is our second attack against the parliament building and we shall continue it," said Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, al Shabaab's spokesman for military operations. | |
Police said soldiers guarding the parliament building had prevented it from reaching its target. | |
"The suicide car bomb was targeting the parliament entrance but it was fired on from all sides as it approached the main gate," said Nur Ahmed, a colonel in the police service. |
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