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Suicide bomber kills three in Somali capital, police say

Published: 02 Jan 2016 - 10:38 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 12:41 pm
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By Abdi Sheikh

MOGADISHU: A suicide bomber attacked a popular restaurant in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, on Saturday, killing himself and at least three others, Somali police said.

The attacker, dressed in a business suit over a suicide vest, detonated the bomb after entering the Village Restaurant, police said.

"So far, three civilians are dead," Major Nur Ali, a senior police officer, told Reuters.

This the third time suicide bombers have attacked the restaurant, which is opposite Somalia's National Theater.

Reuters