Al Shabaab claim responsibility in Mogadishu attack

Mogadishu, Somalia: A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into a convoy carrying Qatari officials through the centre of Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday, killing at least eight Somalis, officials said.

The visiting delegation of Qataris, who were travelling in the Somali interior minister's bullet-proof vehicle, were "safe", a security officer told Reuters, without going into further detail. The minister was not in the car at the time.