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| At least 6 dead in latest Mogadishu car bomb attack – reports | |
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| At least six people were killed after a suspected suicide car bomb rocked the Somali capital of Mogadishu Tuesday. The explosion occurred near the city’s National Theatre, less than 1km from the presidential compound. | |
| "A suicide car bomb rammed into a checkpoint near the National Theatre. It is too early to know details and casualties," local police officer Ahmed Hussein was quoted as saying by Reuters. | "A suicide car bomb rammed into a checkpoint near the National Theatre. It is too early to know details and casualties," local police officer Ahmed Hussein was quoted as saying by Reuters. |
| "Casualty numbers may rise. There were pedestrians along the street at the time of the explosion," he told Reuters. | "Casualty numbers may rise. There were pedestrians along the street at the time of the explosion," he told Reuters. |
| Video verified by RT from the area around the National Theatre shows destroyed cars and debris scattered across the ground. | Video verified by RT from the area around the National Theatre shows destroyed cars and debris scattered across the ground. |
| Local media have reported conflicting death tolls, ranging from five to seven people dead. The Mogadishu mayor's spokesman Abdifitah Halane confirmed six people had been killed, according to AP. | |
| Last week, at least five people were killed and 12 others were injured in two separate car bombings in the Somali capital. | Last week, at least five people were killed and 12 others were injured in two separate car bombings in the Somali capital. |
| Reuters reported that the explosion, which occurred just before 6pm local time, was followed by gunfire. | Reuters reported that the explosion, which occurred just before 6pm local time, was followed by gunfire. |
| The theater is located beside a radio station and restaurant. Journalists were reported to be injured in the explosion, which came after the country's new Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire named his cabinet. | The theater is located beside a radio station and restaurant. Journalists were reported to be injured in the explosion, which came after the country's new Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire named his cabinet. |