Roadside explosions in Somali capital Mogadishu kill 5, official says

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Roadside explosions in the Somali capital killed five people and wounded eight others Saturday, according to a city official. An explosive device had been planted at a spot in a street where many young people had gathered to take photos, Abdullahi Sheikh...

Hundreds gather at Somalia beach to condemn attack that killed 37 and demand stronger security

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds gathered Monday at a Somalia beach hotel, the site of an attack claimed by al-Qaida’s East Africa affiliate that left 37 people dead and dozens wounded, to condemn the violence and demand stronger security measures. Al-Shabab said on its radio...

Somali police say 32 people died in an attack on a beach hotel. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility.

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police in Somalia said Saturday that 32 people died and 63 others were wounded in an attack on a beach hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, the previous evening. Al-Qaida’s East Africa affiliate, al-Shabab, said through its radio station that its fighters...

Somali police say 32 people were killed and 63 wounded in an attack on a beach hotel claimed by an al-Qaida affiliate

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somali police say 32 people were killed and 63 wounded in an attack on a beach hotel claimed by an al-Qaida affiliate.

Explosion and gunfire rock hotel at popular beach in Somalia's capital, witnesses say

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An explosion and gunfire rocked a hotel by the beach in Somalia's capital city of Mogadishu, and security forces rushed to the scene, authorities and witnesses said Friday night. The state-owned Somali National News Agency said security forces had...

At least 5 killed in bombing targeting a busy café in the Somali capital, police say

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A bombing outside a café Sunday in the Somali capital of Mogadishu killed at least five people, police said. Some people were watching the European soccer final between Spain and England on a screen inside the café when a car loaded with explosives blew...

Bombing outside a café in the Somali capital of Mogadishu kills at least five people, police say

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Bombing outside a café in the Somali capital of Mogadishu kills at least five people, police say.

At least 8 killed in shootout during failed jailbreak in the Somali capital

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Five prisoners and three soldiers were killed Saturday in a failed attempt by some inmates to break out of a prison in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, a corrections officer said. Twenty-one people were wounded in the Saturday morning incident, said Col....