 At least nine people have been pronounced dead after a car bomb targeting the top police chief exploded in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. A terrorist attack has been claimed by the al-Qaeda extremist group Al-Shabaab. The death toll could be higher as the doctor says the nine reported only reflects those taken to the hospital where he worked. Al-Shabaab has been fighting to overthrow Somalia's government since 2007 and launches frequent attacks against the security forces as well as the government and civilian targets.