Sharjah 24 – AFP: A suicide bomber struck a military training camp in Somalia on Saturday, causing casualties, a military official said, in an attack claimed by the “Al-Shabaab” terrorist group one week after twin blasts left 116 dead.
The attack on the camp in Somalia's capital Mogadishu came as the government ratchets up its fight against the terrorists who have led a 15-year insurgency in the troubled Horn of Africa nation.
The bomber detonated himself at the Xero Nacnac training camp for army recruits, military official Adan Yare said.
"There were some casualties inflicted on both civilians and the new recruits," he said, adding that investigations were ongoing.
Somalia's state-run news agency SONNA said the blast occurred at the camp's entrance, indicating some civilian casualties.
Witnesses report seeing several ambulances arrive at the scene of the attack.
There was no official statement from the government about the attack, which was claimed by “Al-Shabaab”.
On Friday, the ministry of information said the army had killed more than 100 “Al-Shabaab” terrorists in an operation in central Hirshabelle state.
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