At least 5 people were killed, including two Turks, and 14 others; 3 Turks, were injured in a suicide bomb attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu on Saturday, according to the Turkish Ministry of Health.
In a statement, the Turkish foreign ministry condemned the terrorist attack that targeted Turkish engineers working on the construction of Mogadishu-Afgoye road, a mega-project funded by Qatar.
Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for Saturday's suicide bomb attack at Lafole area, west of Mogadishu. A Turkish official and two Somali police officers were killed. A small team of Turkish engineers who were constructing a road was present at the time of the blast.
On his part, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said that fourteen people, including three Turks, were wounded and are being treated in a Mogadishu hospital named after Turkey’s president.
Turkish security sources said the suicide attacker used a motorcycle. They said the attack took place 15 kilometers (8 miles) away from a Turkish military base. The base is Turkey's largest military installation abroad.
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