At least 11 people were wounded when gunmen set off explosions and stormed government ministries in Somalia’s capital on Saturday in an attack claimed by the Al-Shabaab Islamist group, police said. However, local media report five people, including the country’s deputy labor minister, have been killed in the extremist attack on a government building in the capital. “There can be …

A big explosion was heard in the heart of Somali’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday, with clouds of smoke seen above the scene of blast, a Reuters witness reported. It was not clear who was responsible for the blast although Islamist group al Shabaab frequently carries out bombings in the Horn of Africa country. Witnesses said the blast was heard close …