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Four Police Officers Killed, 7 Injured in Car Explosion in Somali Capital, Reports Say

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - 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.
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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.
The Al-Shabab, mentioned by Qaroleh, is fighting to overthrow Somalia's government and creating obstacles to UN humanitarian aid campaigns in the country. The group is linked to the al-Qaeda* terrorist organization.
*Al-Qaeda is a terrorist organisation banned in Russia.
 
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