Somali militant group Al-Shabaab said it carried out a drive-by shooting in the capital that seriously wounded a lawmaker and killed his two bodyguards.
The al-Qaeda-linked fighters said Tuesday’s attack on Mohamed Ali Diheye was part of a campaign against “apostates,” according to a statement issued by Radio Andalus, a broadcaster that supports their insurgency.
Police officer Hassan Diriye said the lawmaker’s car was blocked at a busy market in Mogadishu’s Hamarweyne district and gunmen opened fire.