Somalia police academy bombing kills more than 30

Somali authorities said that on December 14, a suicide bomber disguised as a police officer blew himself up inside a police training camp in the capital Mogadishu (Somalia), killing at least 15 police officers.

A bombing in Somalia. Photo: Newsweek.

According to Somali police spokesman Mohamed Hussein, the attacker had an explosive device on his person and broke into the Somali Police Training Academy early in the morning. Reuters news agency quoted police official Abdullahi Nur as saying that up to now, in addition to the above-mentioned number of fatalities, 17 others were injured.

The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility for the incident.

In recent years, al-Shabaab elements have lost ground in many places after African Union (AU) peacekeeping forces and Somali government troops intervened.

However, the group still regularly carries out shootings and grenade or bomb attacks in the capital as well as many other areas currently controlled by the government./.

According to VOV