Suicide Bomber Kills 6 in Mogadishu Ice-Cream Parlor

A suicide bomber blew himself up in an ice-cream parlor in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing six people. (Reuters file photo)
A suicide bomber blew himself up in an ice-cream parlor in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing six people. (Reuters file photo)
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Suicide Bomber Kills 6 in Mogadishu Ice-Cream Parlor

A suicide bomber blew himself up in an ice-cream parlor in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing six people. (Reuters file photo)
A suicide bomber blew himself up in an ice-cream parlor in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing six people. (Reuters file photo)

A suicide bomber blew himself up in an ice-cream parlor in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, killing six people and wounding eight, an official said.

It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the blast, but the al-Qaeda-affiliated group al Shabaab frequently carries out bombings in the capital and elsewhere.

The Gelato Divino parlour is located near K4 Junction in the heart of Mogadishu, near the international airport.

"A suicide bomber blew up himself in the ice-cream restaurant," information ministry spokesman Ismail Mukhtar Omar said.



Israeli Fire Kills 12 People in Gaza, Medics Say

 A plume of smoke rises during an Israeli strike on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on June 13, 2025. (AFP)
A plume of smoke rises during an Israeli strike on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on June 13, 2025. (AFP)
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Israeli Fire Kills 12 People in Gaza, Medics Say

 A plume of smoke rises during an Israeli strike on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on June 13, 2025. (AFP)
A plume of smoke rises during an Israeli strike on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on June 13, 2025. (AFP)

Israeli fire and airstrikes killed at least 12 Palestinians on Sunday across the enclave, local health authorities said, at least five of them near two aid sites operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

Medics at Al-Awda Hospital in the central Gaza Strip said at least three people were killed and dozens wounded by Israeli fire as they tried to approach a GHF site near the Netzarim corridor. Two others were killed en route to another aid site in Rafah in the south.

An airstrike killed seven other people in Beit Lahia town north of the enclave, medics said. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.

The GHF began distributing food packages in Gaza at the end of May after Israel partially lifted a near three-month total blockade. Scores of Palestinians have been killed in near-daily mass shootings trying to reach the food.

The United Nations rejects the Israeli-backed new distribution system as inadequate, dangerous, and a violation of humanitarian impartiality principles.