13 killed in Mogadishu car bomb attack

International Desk: Somalia's security forces are battling gunmen holed up in a building in Mogadishu, hours after a suicide car bomb attack on a busy street left at least 13 people dead.

The attack was launched late on Thursday by suspected al-Shabab militants in an area lined with hotels, shops and restaurants.

The gunmen then seized a nearby building and were surrounded.

Exchanges of gunfire continued throughout the night in the capital.

Some 60 people have been injured and 13 have died, a spokesman for the Aamin Ambulance service said.

A number of civilians have been rescued from the building, reports say.
There are fears that the death toll will rise further.

Source: Agencies


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