Large explosion outside Mogadishu airport, at least 8 killed

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MOGADISHU, Somalia â A large explosion outside the international airport in Somaliaâs capital killed at least eight people and wounded nine others on Wednesday, a local doctor said.

Dr. Abdulkadir Adam with Medina hospital shared the toll with The Associated Press. Witnesses at the scene said a passing U.N. convoy appeared to be the target in the Mogadishu blast near a checkpoint leading to the heavily fortified airport.

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The founder of the Aamin ambulance service, Abdulkadir Adan, tweeted that he was âdeeply saddened by the loss of life and injuriesâ in Mogadishu. He posted a photo from the scene of a mangled vehicle.

The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group that controls parts of Somalia often carries out bombings at high-profile locations in the capital.