At least 10 killed by car bomb in Mogadishu claimed by Somalia's al Shabaab
Al Shabaab wants to force out African Union peacekeepers, topple the Western-backed government and impose its strict version of Islam
By Feisal Omar and Abdirahman Hussein
NAIROBI, June 20 (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed on Tuesday in a car bomb attack on a government building in the Somali capital of Mogadishu that was claimed by Islamist insurgents, a government official said.
Al Shabaab frequently launches attacks in Mogadishu and other areas controlled by Somalia's federal government. It wants to force out African Union peacekeepers, topple the Western-backed government and impose its strict version of Islam.
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