In Somalia , at least seven people have been killed when  a suicide car bomb exploded near the presidential palace in the  capital Mogadishu  .<br />'' <br />''District police chief Mucawiye Ahmed Mudey told reporters that at least eight others had been injured. <br />'' <br />''The Islamist militant group Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The attack targeted a busy checkpoint near the presidential palace. Eyewitnesses told a news channel that seven cars and three auto-rickshaws were destroyed.</span><br />