Al-Shabaab car bomb kills at least 16 in Mogadishu

Police in Somalia say the suicide bombing near the presidential palace also wounded more than 20 people

An explosives-packed vehicle detonated at a military checkpoint near Somalia’s presidential palace, killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 20 others, police said.

The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabaab extremist group, which often targets Mogadishu, has claimed responsibility for the attack.

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