An Islamist militant suicide bomber on Thursday blew himself and a local official up in the autonomous Somali region of Puntland after putting his arms around the official as if in a hug.
Major Nur Ahmed, a Police officer, said that the deceased official, Saeed Ali, and the guards had been targeted as they attempted to enter a car.
Witnesses said that two bystanders also died in the blast.
Meanwhile, Sheikh Abu-Musab, al Shabaab’s Military Operation Spokesman, has issued a statement taking responsibility for the attack.
“We killed Saeed Ali, the treasurer of Galkayo, and several police officers that were guarding him,’’ he said.
Suicide bomber blows self up while hugging govt official
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