Somali car bomb kills parliamentarian, wounds 5
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A police commander says a remotely detonated car bomb blast in Somalia's capital has killed a member of parliament.
Gen. Garad Nur Abdulle, a police commander, said the body of Mohamud Ibrahim Garweyne was burned beyond recognition. Garweyene was previously the trade and industries minister in the Somali government.
Nor Abdi, a Somali police officer, originally said the explosives-ridden car prematurely exploded in front of a hotel, killing the driver of the car bomb. That account turned out to be wrong.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Abdi said five civilians were wounded in the blast.
Such attacks are typically carried out by al-Shabab, Somalia's most dangerous militant group.
Security in Mogadishu has improved dramatically over the last year, after African Union and Somali troops kicked al-Shabab out of the city last August.