MOGADISHU: At least eight people were killed and 14 wounded when a huge blast rocked a military base in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu near a stadium on Saturday, emergency workers said.
The militant group al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Soldiers opened fire after the explosion which sent clouds of smoke into the sky, said Halima Abdisalan, a mother of three who lives near the area.
“We ran indoors in fear,” she told Reuters. “Soon I could see a military pickup speeding and carrying many soldiers covered with blood. I do not know if they were all dead or injured.”–Agencies
