![Vehicles and buildings in ruin after a bomb exploded in Mogadishu, Somalia on 20 June 2017 [Sadak Mohamed/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017_6_20-Suicide-attack-in-Somalia20170620_2_24329982_23315884.jpg?fit=920%2C613&ssl=1)
An improvised explosive device struck a minibus in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing two people and injuring six, according to Reuters.
The explosion occurred in the Elasha district, 20 kilometres north east of Mogadishu.
Al-Shabaab has not claimed responsibility for the attack, although the group frequently attacks the capital and civilian populated areas.
Al-Shabaab has been fighting for years to impose a strict version of Islamic law across Somalia. The African Union and Somalia national army have driven the group out of key strongholds and ports, but struggled to pre-empt improvised and suicide attacks in the capital.
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![Al-Shabaab militants seen at a training camp in Somalia [File photo]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/al-shaabab-militants-500x333.jpg?resize=500%2C333&ssl=1)
Al-Shabaab militants seen at a training camp in Somalia [File photo]