A Somali police officer says a car bomber has prematurely detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the new Turkish embassy compound in the capital, Mogadishu.
Police opened fire on the car Thursday evening when the bomber refused their orders to stop at a checkpoint near the beachside embassy.
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