Africa
Shabaab raid kills 11 in Somalia, including deputy minister
8 years agoCivilians run from the scene of two explosions set off near the ministries of public works and labour, after which gunmen entered the buildings following the blasts, in Mogadishu on March 23, 2019. At least 11 people were wounded when gunmen set off explosions and stormed government ministries in Somalia's capital in an attack claimed by the Al-Shabaab Islamist group, police said. MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB / AFP
An attack involving gunmen and bomb blasts on a complex housing government ministries in Somalia's capital killed at least 11 people on Saturday, including the deputy labour minister, officials said.