At least 10 people died following two suicide car bomb attacks in Somalia. The attacks that have been claimed by the Al Shabaab militia group was targeted at a local government headquarters in Galkayo town in Somalia reports Reuters.
“We have confirmed 10 people dead including civilians and security forces,” said Ali Ahmed, a police officer to Reuters.
“There were two car bomb blasts which targeted the local government headquarters. More than 10 people have been killed,” said police officer Mohamed Abdiqani to AFP.
In March, Shabaab militants attacked a hotel in Galkayo killing at six people including a senior local government official, reports AFP. The militia group has carried out regular attacks on the government, military and civilians using suicide bombers and gunmen.
Somali’s capital Mogadishu was rocked by a mortar shell attack as well on Sunday with at least three people reported to be seriously injured in the attack according to Xinhua.
“Two rounds of the mortar shells landed in the ministry of transport this afternoon, causing injuries to three people and burned two cars,” said local government spokesman, Abdifitah Omar Halane to Xinhua
No group has claimed responsibility for the latest attack, which comes a few hours after Al-Shabaab militant group staged a deadly attack in the northern Somalia town of Galkayo.
