MOGADISHU: A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of a military training camp in the southern part of Mogadishu on Saturday evening, killing at least 15 people, reported Xinhua.
Civilians and new recruits were among the casualties, the Garowe news portal on Sunday quoted a military official as saying, adding that scores of people were wounded.
The Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, according to other local media.
Somali National Army forces backed by pro-government militia killed more than 100 al-Shabaab militants on Thursday evening during an offensive at a village in Hiran region of central Somalia.
A week ago in Mogadishu, twin car bomb explosions targeting Somalia’s Education Ministry building killed at least 100 people and injured more than 300 others.
Al-Shabaab has been fighting for more than a decade to topple Somalia’s central government and to establish its own rule based on its strict interpretation of Islamic law. – BERNAMA
