Double Explosion In Mogadishu Leaves 13 Dead

Somali police hold their weapons as they walk outside the Maka Al-Mukarama hotel during an Islamist group al Shabaab attack in the capital Mogadishu

At least 13 people are feared dead following two deadly attacks in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu.

Both bomb blasts targeted an army base for African Union troops and three of the casualties are civilians.
The first blast went off near the entrance to the base while the second went off at a checkpoint close to the base.

Terror group, Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the bombings in a statement to news channel Al Jazeera.

“Our Mujahideen targeted Halane which is base to the foreign forces occupying our Muslim country. We have killed dozens of them,” Abdulaziz Abu Muscab, a spokesman for the group, said.