Car bomb attacks kill at least 9 people in central Somalia
At least nine civilians were killed and several others injured in simultaneous car bomb attacks in a town in central Somalia, local sources said.
The attack took place in Mahas town in the Hiran region of central Somalia, where a major offensive was launched last year against the Al-Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab group.
Speaking to Somali News Agency, Mahas District Commissioner Mumin Mohamed Halane said that one bomb targeted his house and the other struck the home of a federal lawmaker.
In a statement, Al-Shabab group claimed responsibility for the attack. (ILKHA)