Mogadishu bombing: Al-Shabab claims responsibility

Mogadishu: The Al-Shabab terror group has claimed responsibility for the December 28 bombing in the Somali capital of Mogadishu that left 92 people dead and 125 others injured.

In a message broadcast over Al-Shabab’s Radio Andalus, spokesman Ali Dheere said on Monday that the intended targets of the truck-bomb attack were Turks who travelled to the East African nation to work on infrastructure projects in cooperation with the Somali government, reports Efe news.

“We will continue attacking the Turks who invade our country,” Dheere said. Turkey has a major diplomatic and economic presence in Mogadishu, which is also the site of the Turkish military’s largest training facility outside the country’s borders. (IANS)

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