A suicide car bombing by al Shabaab hit a European Union armored convoy in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday, damaging one vehicle but causing no casualties, police said.

Iran Press/Africa:  “We targeted officers of EU forces with (a) suicide car bomb. We shall give details of casualties later,” Abdiasis Abu Musab, the group’s military operations spokesman said.

Al Shabaab frequently carries out attacks in the Horn of Africa country,Reuters reported.

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