More than 22 people have been killed in a double car bomb attack in the capital of Somalia.<br /><br />Several others have been injured in the blasts in Mogadishu, according to police.<br /><br />Inaa Lilaahi Wainaa ileyhi raajicuun, ugu yaraan 20 Qof ayaa geeriyootay dad intaas kabadan wey dhaawacmeen Qaraxa ka dhacay #Mogadishu pic.twitter.com/wv6FlV6V9o— Ismael Mukhtar Omar (@imukhtaar) 14 octobre 2017<br /><br /><br />Busy areas<br /><br />The first explosion, in the city’s K5 Junction area which is lined with government offices, hotels and restaurants, destroyed several buildings and set dozens of vehicles on fire.<br /><br />“It was a car bomb. Two civilians were killed,” said police major Siyad Farah, before adding that a suspect had been caught on suspicion of planting explosives.<br /><br />About two hours later, a second blast shook the city’s Madina district.<br /><br />Has anyone admitted staging the attacks?<br /><br />Not yet. There was no immediate claim of responsibilitiy, although the Islamist al-Shabaab group has carried out regular attacks.<br /><br />The al Qaeda-allied group is waging an insurgency to topple the weak, UN-backed government and its African Union allies and impose its own strick interpretation of Islam.<br /><br />They frequently launch gun, grenade and bomb attacks in Mogadishu and other regions controlled by the federal government.<br /><br />In recent years, the militants have lost most territory under their control to African Union peacekeepers and government troops.<br /><br />What they are saying<br /><br />“We know at least 20 civilians are dead while dozens of others are wounded,” – police officer Abdullah Nur.<br />
