6 dead after attackers attempt to hit presidential palace in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Security forces shot dead three extremists wearing soldiers’ uniforms, foiling an attempted al-Shabab attack on the presidential palace that began with a car bomb exploding, police said Saturday.
The confrontation came a week after an attack on the nearby interior ministry compound in Mogadishu killed at least nine people, again raising questions about the state of security in the most sensitive areas of Somalia’s capital.
In all, six people were killed Saturday, including a suicide car bomber, said Capt. Mohamed Hussein, adding the situation had calmed and security in the area was being tightened.