Somalia says al-Shabab attack kills 5 outside capital

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities in Somalia say an attack by the al-Shabab extremist group has killed five people and wounded 16 on the outskirts of the capital of Mogadishu. The government said the attack targeted police and checkpoints outside of the city. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab often targets Mogadishu, and the United Nations and other international observers have warned that the group would take advantage of Somalia’s current election crisis to launch more attacks. National elections have been delayed for more than a year.