<span style="color: #222222;">In Somalia, at least thirteen people were killed and several wounded in twin suicide car bombings near the presidential palace in capital Mogadishu today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Police said, the blasts took place near a military checkpoint at the rear entrance of the heavily fortified palace. The Al Qaida-linked Al Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility for the attacks.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Local media reports said Mohamed Abdulahi, deputy governor of Mogadishu, was injured in the explosion. The police said those killed in the blast include soldiers, journalists, and civilians.   </span><br />''