Car bomb kills 3 people in Mogadishu, Al Shabaab claim responsibility

A Somali policeman walks past a damaged car at the scene of the blast near Al Kowsar supermarket in capital Mogadishu December 19, 2015. REUTERS

MOGADISHU: A car bomb exploded on Saturday on a busy street in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing at least three people and wounding at least eight, a police officer said.

The number of casualties is likely to increase, police Major Nur Farah said at the scene of the blast, which was claimed by al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants.