<span style="color: #222222;">Police in Somalia have confirmed the death of eight civilians in a car bombing in the capital Mogadishu. Some 17 other people have been wounded, including 13 children from a school near the blast scene.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' An al-Shabab suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle targeted a convoy of a private security firm, Duguf, which is contracted to protect the UN. The Police did not say, if UN staff were hurt in the attack.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Local media reports said, the blast occurred during the morning rush hour near the busy Kilometre Four junction.<br />'' The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants have confirmed carrying out the attack. Al-Shabab frequently targets security forces and government officials in Mogadishu.</span><br />''