Somali capital, Mogadishu, hit by a deadly suicide bombing

Somali police said a suicide bomber blew himself up at an ice cream store in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

A Somali policeman secures the scene of a suicide explosion at a restaurant near a police academy, in Mogadishu [File: Feisal Omar/Reuters]

Seven people, not including the attack, died as a result of the blast and ten others were injured. Local authorities expect to the death toll to rise as several survivors sustained serious and potentially life-ending injuries.

The blast took place not too far from Somalia's international airport. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack but local militant group al-Shabab is the main suspect.

On Nov. 17 Al-Shabab forces carried out a similar attack but this time at a restaurant near a police academy. Five civilians died that day the suicide explosion.

By: Niza Nondo