Somalia drone strike removed al Shabab 'threat to people' in capital, US says

The aftermath of October's lorry bomb attack in Mogadishu (AP)

A US military drone strike on a vehicle carrying explosives in Somalia has removed "an imminent threat to the people of Mogadishu" by the al Shabab extremist group, the US Africa Command has said.

The airstrike was carried out about 40 miles southwest of Somalia's capital, the US statement said, adding that no civilians were killed.