Somalia police academy bombing kills more than 30

Somali authorities said on December 14 that a suicide bomber disguised as a police officer blew himself up inside a police training camp in the capital Mogadishu, 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 him 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 deaths, 17 others were injured.

The al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabaab 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, this group still regularly conducts many shootings and attacks with grenades or bombs in the capital as well as many other areas currently controlled by the government./.

According to VOV