<span style="color: #222222;">In Somalia, at least 11 people were killed and 16 others injured in an explosion followed by gunshots rocking the capital Mogadishu yesterday, January 22. </span><br />''<br />''The blast damaged buildings near the regional government's headquarters. Police said that terrorists blasted a vehicle loaded with explosives onto a perimeter wall of the Mogadishu mall which is next to the Banadir administration headquarters.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The al-Qaeda-linked terror group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. Yesterday's attack came just days after seven soldiers were killed by al-Shabab in a military camp in central Somalia. Earlier this month, two car bombs targeting the homes of government officials killed at least 35 people in the central Hiraan region. </span><br />