section_path: Attack
section_name: Attack
paragraph_text: Attack
  
  The bomb struck a vehicle as it passed a checkpoint near the president's at el-Gaabta intersection, a heavily fortified part of the security perimeter surrounding the presidential complex Villa Somalia in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. President Mohamud's entourage was traveling to Aden Adde International Airport to join troops on the front lines in Hirshabelle. The bomb was planted on the roadside beneath a two-story building, causing severe damage, including to a neighboring security convoy's bulletproof vehicle.
  
  Al-Shabaab militants claimed responsibility for the attack.