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Roadside bomb kills one, injures 8 in Central Somalia

Xinhua, April 7, 2015 Adjust font size:

One person was killed and eight others injured in a roadside bomb targeting the convoy of deputy governor of Mudug region in Galkayo town, Central Somalia, authorities said Tuesday.

Ahmed Muse Nor, deputy governor of Mudug region, confirmed to the media that the explosion targeted his car, but he and his security team escaped unscathed.

"One of my cars was hit in the explosion killing one person and injuring at least eight others. I escaped unhurt," Nor said.

The director of a local hospital in Galkayo Ahmed Diriye said they had received eight people with multiple injuries and were receiving treatment in the facility.

The militant group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Several government officials have increasingly been targeted by Al-Shabaab especially now that a number of local administrative units are being formed in line with the federalisation process.

Al-Shabaab launched multiple attacks at the residence of the district commissioner in the northern semi-autonomous region of Puntland. The commissioner suffered injuries in the attack. Endi