(VOVworld) – A car bomb blast killed at least 11 people this week in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

Somali security forces and others attend the scene of a car bomb attack in the capital Mogadishu, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014 (Photo: AP)

The number of wounded was about 15. The explosion struck the popular Aroma café near the Somali parliament building in Mogadishu. Al-Shabab fighters, who are connected to Al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the bombing. The group had vowed revenge for the death of its leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, who was killed in a US drone strike last month.