10 killed in attack on Somali Interior Ministry
Mogadishu, July 7: A double car bomb attack near the Interior Ministry building in the restive Somali capital killed at least 10 people on Saturday, officials said.
Information Minister Dahir Mohamud Gelleh said the attack injured another 18 people, Efe news reported.
It prompted swift condemnation from the African Union Mission in Somalia, which said: "The terrorists prove once again their disregard for the stability and progress of Somalia."
The Somali media said soldiers, journalists and civil servants were among the dead.
Such attacks are common in Somalia and are frequently carried out by the Al-Shabab militant group.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
