Double bombing rocks Somalia's capital

Two large explosions in Somalia's capital city Mogadishu have killed at least 18 people and injured dozens. One attack took place at the gates of the presidential palace, while a second hit near offices of the national intelligence agency. Officials say five of the attackers were shot and killed. The Islamist militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attacks. The explosions shattered a months-long period of calm in Mogadishu, which is often the target of attacks by the al-Shabab extremist group. They also came a day after Somalia's interior minister warned of an explosives-laden vehicle somewhere in the capital.

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