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Al Shabaab claims fatal car bomb attack near Somali parliament

Somali soldiers and policemen inspect the scene of a suicide car explosion near the parliament in the capital Mogadishu, November 5, 2016. Photo: Reuters

Two Somali soldiers died and five others were injured when a car bomb claimed by Islamist group al Shabaab exploded on Saturday near the parliament in the capital Mogadishu, police said.

Al Shabaab has stepped up its campaign of bombings and gun assaults in Mogadishu in recent months ahead of parliamentary elections which are expected to take place within weeks.

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