12 civilians killed in Somalia attack, say police

By Abdi Guled

Published September 8, 2014 5:57pm ET

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12 civilians killed in Somalia attack, say police — A Somali soldier stands near the wreckage of civilian vehicle destroyed by a suicide car bomb attack near the Elasha Biyaha settlement, in the Lower Shabelle region south of the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. At least 12 civilians were killed Monday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car next to a convoy of African Union forces moving near two minibuses, followed by a second suicide attacker ramming his car into a convoy escorting the Mogadishu intelligence commander on his way to inspect the scene of the first blast, the first serious assault by suspected Islamic extremists after the killing of al-Shabab's top leader in a U.S. airstrike last week, according to a police and a regional official. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh) | Farah Abdi Warsameh

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — At least 12 civilians were killed Monday in a suicide attack targeting African Union troops in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region, the first serious assault by suspected Islamic extremists after the killing of al-Shabab’s top leader in a U.S. airstrike last week, the police and a regional official said.

The attack happened near the Elasha Biyaha settlement, said Abdiqadir Mohamed Nor, the governor of Lower Shabelle.

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