Car bomb kills two and leaves four injured in Mogadishu

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

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MOGADISHU -- At least two civilians were killed and four others were injured on Tuesday after a bomb placed inside a car that was passing near a bus station in Karan district north of Mogadishu, police said.

"The driver and a woman were killed in the accident, and four others who were nearby have been injured," said police officer Nor Alasow.

No one has claimed responsibility, but during the holy month of Ramadan, the capital of Mogadishu had witnessed fighting and explosions claimed by the Al-Qaeda linked group 'al-Shabaab'.

Meanwhile, the AU forces in Somalia said they are planning to recapture the remaining 20 percent of strategic areas occupied by 'al-Shabaab' in new offensive against the militants in the Horn of Africa nation.

AMISOM force Commander General Jonathan Rono said the AU peace keepers have laid out an elaborate plans to recapture strategic areas from the militant group

His comments after AU forces denied withdrawing from several bases around the capital Mogadishu and Lower Shabelle region earlier this month.

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