“We condemn the suicide attack perpetrated today in front of a primary school near TURKSOM Military Training Academy in Mogadishu,” the statement said.

“We share the grief of the friendly and brotherly Somali people, wish Allah’s mercy upon those who lost their lives during the attack and extend our condolences to their families,” it added.

Two Somalians were killed and another injured in a suicide bomb attack close to a Turkish military base in Somalia on Tuesday morning.