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Suicide bomber kills six in attack on Mogadishu mayor's office | Suicide bomber kills six in attack on Mogadishu mayor's office |
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A suicide bomber has seriously injured the mayor of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing at least six other people, officials told the BBC. | A suicide bomber has seriously injured the mayor of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing at least six other people, officials told the BBC. |
The female bomber blew herself up inside the office of Mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman during a security meeting. | The female bomber blew herself up inside the office of Mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman during a security meeting. |
Militant Islamist group al-Shabab says it carried out the attack, hoping to target the new UN special envoy to Somalia, James Swan, a US citizen. | Militant Islamist group al-Shabab says it carried out the attack, hoping to target the new UN special envoy to Somalia, James Swan, a US citizen. |
But he had met the mayor earlier, leaving before the blast occurred. | But he had met the mayor earlier, leaving before the blast occurred. |
It is unclear how the bomber managed to enter the heavily guarded building. | It is unclear how the bomber managed to enter the heavily guarded building. |
The victims, five men and one woman, were all government officials, the BBC was told. | |
Al-Shabab seeks to overthrow Somalia's central government and has been carrying out regular attacks in Mogadishu, despite the heavy presence of African Union peacekeepers and US-trained Somali troops. | Al-Shabab seeks to overthrow Somalia's central government and has been carrying out regular attacks in Mogadishu, despite the heavy presence of African Union peacekeepers and US-trained Somali troops. |
The group is affiliated with al-Qaeda and remains a powerful presence in rural Somalia. | The group is affiliated with al-Qaeda and remains a powerful presence in rural Somalia. |
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