Mogadishu (Halbeeg News) – President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has confemned Friday night attack on a restaurant at Mogadishu Lido beach area.
The suicide explosion had rocked the Pescatore Seafood Restaurant, which was opened recently in Lido Beach in Mogadishu’s south, left behind seven injuries.
The facility was hosting Somalia’s police chief and legislators at the time.
In a brief statement, Farmaajo conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and wished speedy recovery to those injured.
The attack claimed lives of eight people and wounded over seven people.
Al-shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack
“Our special operations unit was responsible for the attack on government top officials including the police chief and apostate lawmakers, the attack has resulted in deaths and injuries among those at the scene in Abdul Aziz district,” the group said in a statement published on its Shahada News Agency.
The restaurant is not far from the country’s intelligence service headquarters.
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