Suicide Bomber Strikes Mogadishu Military Camp

A suicide car bomber killed seven people on Sunday, in an attack on a Somali military camp, as residents fled Mogadishu.

The attacker driving a Toyota Landcruiser tried to force his way into the camp but set off the explosives in front of the gate, killing at least six soldiers and a civilian. Five other people were wounded.

The commander of Hamadhwr camp near the Somali seaport, Lieutenant-Colonel Abdulahi Ousman Agey said, “There was a suicide car bomb in our camp today and we lost six soldiers in the attack. One civilian also died.

“The bomber tried to enter inside the camp but he was stopped by the guards and exploded his car.

“After we have seen and investigated his body, we have confirmed that the suicide bomber was Somali,” Agey said.