A blast struck a restaurant across from the camp, where Somali soldiers and police officers were stationed.
At least seven people lost their lives, and six others were injured at a café near a police training facility in Mogadishu, Somalia, after a suicide bomber detonated an unidentified device, according to police on Thursday.
Authorities reported that the victims included both officers and civilians who were having tea outside the General Kaahiye Police Academy.
Deeqsan Ahmed, eyewitness and attack survivor said, “There were people who found the suicide bomber suspicious due to the item he was carrying, questioning his intentions. After they voiced their worries, he blew himself up.”
Al-Shabab, an al-Qaeda-linked group, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement published on its affiliated website.
The Thursday assault came two months after an attack on a public beach in Mogadishu that claimed 37 lives.
