Bomb blast hits UN convoy in Mogadishu; 3 dead

Bomb blast hits UN convoy in Mogadishu; 3 dead

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Somali police officer says a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a U.N. convoy near Mogadishu's airport, killing three people.
Ahmed Ali said the Wednesday morning attack also wounded seven people. Ali did not immediately say if those killed and wounded were a part of the U.N. convoy or were passers-by.
Yusuf Haji, a resident in the area, said that soldiers fired at pedestrians after the blast.
The militant group al-Shabab frequently carries out suicide blasts and gunfire attacks in Mogadishu. The group has also claimed responsibility for two gruesome and deadly attacks against Kenyan civilians near the Kenya-Somali border over the last two weeks.

Associated Press