An explosive-laden car rammed into a restaurant in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, killing at least three people, a police officer and local officials say.
Abdifatah Omar, a spokesman for Mogadishu’s local government, confirmed the death toll, adding that four others were also injured in the Saturday blast.
He said an investigation into the attack would continue for further details.
Residents said the restaurant, Blue Sky, was frequented by members of national security forces.
The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militant group said it had carried out the attack.
“We are behind the Blue Sky restaurant attack,” Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, al Shabab’s military operations spokesman, said, adding that the group wanted to attack the personnel who worked at a nearby detention centre, known as Jilaow, where militants are usually held. — PressTV.