Dead in terrorist attack in the center of the Somali capital Mogadishu Macron sticks to pension reforms despite mass protests

In East African Somalia, armed terrorists attacked buildings housing government officials in the heart of the capital Mogadishu. According to the police, at least ten people were killed on Tuesday in the attack with explosions, gunfire and at least one suicide bomber. The number could go up, said a German news agency police officer. A senior Somali army commander and government officials, as well as wounded soldiers and militiamen, were said to be inside the buildings in Abdiaziz, one of Mogadishu’s safest districts. The Islamist terrorist militia Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The crisis state in the Horn of Africa with about 16 million inhabitants has been shaken by acts of violence for years, 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.

Somalia’s government said on Tuesday that the military, with the support of international partners, has killed more than 42 Islamist militants in airstrikes in the central Somali state of Hirshabelle, north of Mogadishu. Turkey and the US support Somalia in the fight against the Islamists with drones. (sda/dpa)