Somalia: At least 12 people, including local officials, killed in suicide attack

According to initial reports, District Commissioner of Marka town Abdullahi Ali Waafow and other officials have been killed in the attack.

The suicide attacker approached the crowd and blew himself up minutes after a meeting at the district headquarters had concluded, local sources said.

The commissioner's bodyguards, traditional elders, and women also were killed in the attack, security sources confirmed. (ILKHA)