(Bloomberg) -- Al-Qaeda-linked militants claimed responsibility for a car-bombing outside a busy shopping center in Somalia's capital that police said killed at least nine people.
The al-Shabaab militant group commented on Monday's attack in a statement to Radio Andalus, a broadcaster that supports its insurgency. The death toll in the blast may rise, police officer Mumin Ahmed said by phone.
Formed in civil war-torn Somalia in about 2006, al-Shabaab is battling to enforce its version of Islamic law across the Horn of Africa country. While it was forced out of Mogadishu in 2011 by an African Union force, it continues to stage attacks, both at home and in neighboring Kenya.
To contact the reporter on this story: Mohamed Sheikh Nor in Mogadishu at msheikhnor@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: David Malingha at dmalingha@bloomberg.net, Helen Nyambura, Michael Gunn
©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
Essential Business Intelligence, Continuous LIVE TV, Sharp Market Insights, Practical Personal Finance Advice and Latest Stories — On NDTV Profit.
