A suspected suicide car bomb
hit a restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday,
killing at least three people, a police officer and local
official said.
Residents said the restaurant was frequented by members of
the national security forces.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Islamist
group al Shabaab has launched many similar attacks in Mogadishu
in the past in its bid to topple the Western-backed government.
"A suicide car bomb rammed into Blue Sky restaurant," police
Major Abdikadir Hussein told Reuters shortly after the blast.
Abdifatah Omar, a spokesman for Mogadishu's local
government, said at the scene that three people had been
confirmed dead so far and four others were injured. "The
investigation for further details continues," he said.
