Africa › Nigeria       04.01.2015

Huge explosion rocks Somalia capital: witnesses

. By (Illustration/AFP)

Mogadishu (AFP) - A huge explosion shook Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday, sending a plume of black smoke over an area close to the heavily-fortified international airport.

Several local witnesses spoke of a car bombing near the facility, which been a frequent target of the country's Al-Qaeda-affiated Shebab militants.

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