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Somali security forces ended a terrorist attack on a government building in the capital Mogadishu after nearly six hours. All six attackers from the Islamist terrorist militia Al-Shabaab were killed, the Information Ministry said on Sunday night. Two security forces and three civilians were also killed. Four other people were injured.

A suicide bomber drove a car loaded with explosives into the gate of a government building around noon. Armed terrorists then stormed the seat of the regional government, which houses, among other things, the office of the mayor of Mogadishu and the governor of the surrounding Benadir region, police officer Mohamed Dahir told the German news agency. According to Dahir, the terrorists were firing around. The mayor and numerous other officials were taken to safety while the terrorists besieged the building, Dahir said. The terrorist militia claimed responsibility for the crime through the radio station Andalus.

The crisis state in the Horn of Africa with about 16 million inhabitants has been shaken for years by terrorist attacks and other violence, especially by Al-Shabaab. The government has been conducting a military offensive against Al-Shabaab for several months now. The government succeeded in retaking large parts of central Somalia. At the same time, the extremists are increasing the frequency of their attacks. (sda/dpa)