The wreckage of a car is seen at the scene of a bomb explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Islamist militant group al Shabaab said it was responsible for a bomb blast on Wednesday near the presidential palace and other government buildings in Somalia's capital Mogadishu that city authorities said had killed three people.
The attack appeared to be part of an intensified campaign over the past two weeks by the al Qaeda ally in Somalia and neighbouring Kenya, which have porous borders and often ad hoc methods for sharing intelligence.
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