Suicide car bomber explodes outside Somali military base; initial reports say \'no casualties\'

Suicide car bomber explodes outside Somali military base; initial reports say 'no casualties'

Colonel Ahmed Muse says the bomber struck the 12th April Army Brigade base near the newly reopened sports stadium in Warta-Nabadda district.

Published: 08th August 2020 02:29 PM  |   Last Updated: 08th August 2020 02:29 PM   |  A+A A-

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Colonel Ahmed Muse says the bomber struck the 12th April Army Brigade base near the newly reopened sports stadium in Warta-Nabadda district. (Representational Image)

By Associated Press

ABDI GULED NAIROBI: A Somali police officer says a suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gates of a military base in Somalia's capital.

Colonel Ahmed Muse says the bomber struck the 12th April Army Brigade base near the newly reopened sports stadium in Warta-Nabadda district.

There is no immediate word on casualties.

Witnesses say ambulance sirens can be heard as police cordon off the scene.

Huge clouds of smoke are billowing.

The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group often targets military sites in Mogadishu.