A car bombing on Sunday morning in Mogadishu, Somalia, has left at least six people dead and 15 others wounded, according to a city official.
The soldiers were killed while attempting to stop the speeding vehicle before it detonated around 9 a.m. local time, sending a powerful blast ripping through the government building and other nearby buildings, including a mosque.
The terrorist group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack through its media channel, Andalus Radio.
Abdisalam Hassan Abdi, a teacher at a nearby madrassa, was injured in the explosion, and described the carnage and chaos in the area.
« We heard a huge explosion as the students were in their morning class, » he said. « The whole area was devastated by the car bomb. »
