At least four dead in Mogadishu suicide bombing at popular restaurant

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Mogadishu, Rabi'I 22, 1437, Jan 2, 2016, SPA -- A suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday inside a restaurant in central Mogadishu not far from the presidential palace, killing at least four people - including the attacker, dpa quoted local security officials and witnesses as saying. The Village restaurant - which has now been targeted four times - is popular with government officials, local journalists, businesspeople and ordinary civilians, including Somalis returned from abroad. So far, most of those reported killed are all civilians who were inside the cafe at the time, according to one Somali police officer, Mahad Hussein, who spoke to dpa over phone. The bombing occurred at about 9:45 am local time (0645 GMT) "There are fears of more casualties," said the officer. --SPA 11:55 LOCAL TIME 08:55 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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