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At least four people have been killed in a car bomb blast next to a UN convoy in Somalia’s capital, police say.<\/p>\n

The bomb exploded as the convoy travelled along the road near the airport in Mogadishu, police said.<\/p>\n

A second blast targeted African Union (AU) troops about 25km (15 miles) from the city, but details are sketchy, a BBC reporter says.<\/p>\n

Al-Shabab, linked to al-Qaeda, has often carried out attacks in Somalia and neighbouring Kenya.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, it killed 36 quarry workers near the northern Kenyan town of Mandera.<\/p>\n

It has not commented on the latest explosions.<\/p>\n

‘Smoke all around’<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The United Nations and the British and Italian embassy compounds are based near Mogadishu’s heavily fortified airport.<\/p>\n

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Rescue workers battled to extinguish the flames<\/div>\n
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Foreign security personnel were at the site of the blast<\/div>\n

“The explosion was very big and there is smoke all around the area. I can hardly see people lying on the ground, either dead or wounded,” witness Shamso Idle told AFP news agency.<\/p>\n

Police said at least four people, including a Somali intelligence officer, were killed and about 10 others were wounded in the blast, reports the BBC’s Mohamed Moalimu from Mogadishu.<\/p>\n

The UN has not reported any casualties among its staff.<\/p>\n

Its security personnel were at the site, inspecting the wreckage, our correspondent says.<\/p>\n

The explosion targeting AU troops took place in Lafole village, south of Mogadishu, our correspondent says.<\/p>\n

The AU has some 22,000 troops helping the weak and divided Somali government battle al-Shabab.<\/p>\n

The UN has no troops in Somalia, and says it staff are involved in political activities aimed at helping the government achieve stability.<\/p>\n

Various armed groups have been battling for control of Somalia since the overthrow of President Siad Barre in 1991.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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