At least 6 people killed by suicide terrorist attack near Mogadishu airport
Mogadishu/Sputnik: At least six people have been killed and 12 more injured as a result of a powerful explosion staged by a suicide attacker near the airport of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, Somalia's media reported.
According to the Garowe Online radio broadcaster, the attack took place not far from the airport's checkpoint, near a popular ice-cream parlor.
The attack reportedly aimed to target a high-ranking security and intelligence official.
Police also said that the terrorist attack had also left an employee of the Ethiopian embassy killed.
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