Four police officers killed, 7 injured in car explosion in Somali capital

Four police officers killed, 7 injured in car explosion in Somali capital
# 10 July 2021 19:55 (UTC +04:00)

At least 4 police officers were killed and seven injured on Saturday in a car bombing in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, the local radio station Radio Dalsan reported, citing police sources, APA reports citing Sputnik.

The suicide bomber targeted a motorcade escorting the Mogadishu police chief Farhan Mohamud Qaroleh who managed to survive the attack.

"I survived the explosion of a car that was targeted by mercenaries. The Al-Shabab militants are not only my enemies, but of all the [Somali] people," Qaroleh said on Facebook.

No extremist group has declared itself responsible for the attack yet.

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