Suicide bombing Turkey’s military base in Mogadishu kills two civilians

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According to Somali officials told Somali Times No Somali soldiers, Turkish nationals among casualties in morning attack outside Turkey’s military base in Mogadishu. Three people, including a suicide bomber were killed Tuesday morning after an attack outside Turkey’s largest overseas military base in the Somali capital Mogadishu. That security guards shot the bomber who was trying to enter the military facility.

“He pretended to be a trainee at the Turkey-Somali military academy, but was shot and exploded outside the camp, killing himself and two civilians, a Somali official said. He added that no Somali soldiers or Turkish nationals were killed or injured in the attack. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack,