Al Shabaab Suicide Attack Kills 5

A member of Al Shabaab carried out a suicide attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Friday.

Five civilians were killed and two African Union peacekeepers were injured.

Due to the timing of the explosion, it is believed that the convoy the peacekeepers were in was the target.

Eighteen thousand AU troops are in Somalia, helping combat the terrorist organization, which had over run most of the country.