International

Somali governor wounded in bomb blast

Carbonatix Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Carbonatix

A suicide bomber has seriously wounded a senior official in the autonomous Somali region of Puntland.

Reports say the governor of Nugal province, Abdisalan Hassan Hirsi, and a former regional police commissioner, Farah Galangole, was attacked by a man wearing a suicide vest who approached their car in the Puntland capital of Garowe.

The two men are receiving treatment in hospital.

The al-Shabab Islamist group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which is a comparatively rare occurrence in Garowe.

DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.