Suicide Bomb kills 6 people in Mogadishu

Police in Somalia say at least six people were killed and six others injured when a suicide bomber attacked the Waberi district police station in the capital, Mogadishu.

Although there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the latest attack, the police spokesman Sadiq Ali Aden told reporters that the six people, including two senior police officers, were killed when a suicide bomber blew up himself.

Somali police spokesman Sadik Aden Ali said that Ahmed Bashane, Waberi district police commander, and Abdi Basid, deputy commander of Waliyow Adde police division, were among those who died in the attack.

Ali said “We can confirm that the suicide bomb attack killed six people including two senior police officers, three soldiers and a neighbour and injured six others this evening so far,”.

Independent sources said the death toll could rise since the blast was huge and there were many civilians around the place at the time of the attack.

Witnesses reported that the blast was huge and caused panic among the residents.

The attack took place amid tight security in Mogadishu and its environs as the police have erected additional checkpoints in the city to ensure safety of the residents who are observing the holy month of Ramadan.