Deadly Suicide Attacks Rock Somalia: Tea Shop and Meat Market Targeted

At least seven people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated himself inside a tea shop near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia. The tea shop is frequented by members of the Somali security forces and civilians. Al-Shabab, an al-Qaeda-linked group, claimed responsibility for the attack. This comes a day after a car bombing in Mogadishu that killed five civilians. The Somali government has admitted setbacks in its fight against al-Shabab, which still holds territory in the countryside.