At least 7 killed in Somalia Parliament attack

Militants in Mogadishu on Saturday carried out a multi-pronged, complex attack against the country’s Parliament building involving a car bomb, suicide bomber and gunmen on foot, police said.

At least seven people were killed, including six attackers and one soldier, who tried to stop a suicide bomber from entering the building, said police Capt. Mohamed Hussein.

Many MPs were inside the building as the attack unfolded.

Gunfire and two blasts rang out near the building long after the attack began and after police had confirmed six attackers’ deaths, suggesting other militants may have also been involved.

Security forces shot and killed four men, Capt. Hussein said. The two other attackers who died were the driver of the car bomb and the bomber on foot.