A suicide car bombing by Islamist group al Shabaab hit a European Union armored convoy in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday, damaging one vehicle but causing no casualties, police and the Islamists said.
Eyewitnesses saw men towing their damaged vehicle after the explosion hit its rear end. The armored vehicles had Italian and EU flags on them. Police said the blast caused no casualties.
“We targeted officers of EU forces with (a) suicide car bomb. We shall give details of casualties later,” Abdiasis Abu Musab, the group’s military operations spokesman told Reuters.
Al Shabaab frequently carries out attacks in the Horn of Africa country.
