STORY: A car bomb exploded in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday (July 14) evening, outside a restaurant where people had gathered to watch the Euro 2024 final.
Five people are dead, police have said, and 20 injured.
Al Shabaab militants claimed responsibility for the attack on an affiliated radio station.
Mohamed Salad works at the restaurant, but says he had left when explosion took place.
"I have lost my beloved colleagues and customers. I pray for them all, because Allah loves them and may Allah send them to Paradise."
The bomb destroyed 10 cars and damaged several buildings, a Reuters reporter said, in what is a well-guarded area near the Presidential Palace.
Al Shabaab said the bombing targeted a place where security and government workers meet at night.
The group, which has been fighting for years to impose its strict interpretation of Islam on Somalia, frequently launches deadly attacks in Mogadishu.
