Blast near Mogadishu hours after al-Shabab vows attack



A car laden with explosives has blown up near an army checkpoint outside Mogadishu, wounding at least four soldiers, according to a Somali  security officer.
Somalia army
 Soldiers reportedly chased the driver before he detonated the explosives.
"We received information of the car bomb and we pursued it, but he blew up while we were chasing him," the security officer said.


It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the explosion.
In the past, al-Shabab has taken responsibility for blasts and gun attacks in the capital.
The armed group has said that it would launch deadly attacks against Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed,  Somalia's new president, also known as Farmajo





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