Ten killed in attack on Somalia's CID headquarters

People stand on the scene of a terror attack outside The Ambassador Hotel in Mogadishu on June 2, 2016. (Photo: AFP)

Mogadishu: Militants set off two car bombs outside a police base in Somalia's capital before gunmen stormed inside on Sunday, leaving at least 10 people dead, police said.

Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the assault on the headquarters of Somalia's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Mogadishu.