Six killed in restaurant blast in Somali capital

Six people were killed Friday in a blast at a beachside Mogadishu restaurant, which was hosting Somalia’s police chief and legislators when the explosion occurred, an ambulance service said. The government officials were unharmed in the blast which sparked a fire inside the building, sending smoke into the sky as diners scrambled to safety. “There was a blast in the restaurant presumably caused by a suicide bomber, but we are not sure so far (about)… the cause,” police officer Mohamed Ali said. “The police commissioner was inside the restaurant when the blast occurred but he is safe (as are)…

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