While being pursued by police, a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Al Hindi restaurant in Mogadishu's Hamar Weyne district, police spokesman Sadik Ali said.
The al-Qaida-affiliated al-Shabaab group said in a statement that the blast had targeted local security officials. It said there were casualties, without providing a number.
Al-Shabaab frequently attacks military outposts and civilian and government targets as part of a campaign to topple Somalia's government and establish its own rule based on its interpretation of Islamic Sharia law.
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