Top Somali general killed in Mogadishu car bomb

A car bomb in Mogadishu killed a Somali general and four of his guards Sunday, according to Gen. Yusuf Mohamed.

Gen. Mohamed Roble Jimale was commander of the Somali Army’s 3rd division and was a leading figure in the fight against the Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab.

Jimale was wounded in the attack and died later in a hospital, Mohamed said.

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