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Abdirahman Omar Osman: Mogadishu mayor dies after suicide bombing Abdirahman Omar Osman: Mogadishu mayor dies after suicide bombing
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The mayor of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, who was a former Labour councillor, has died after being wounded in a suicide attack that killed at least six other people last week. The mayor of Somalia's capital Mogadishu has died a week after being wounded in a suicide attack that killed at least six other people.
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.
The mayor passed away from his injuries in Doha, Qatar, where he was receiving treatment. Mr Osman, who fled to the UK during the civil war in the 1990s, became a councillor in London before returning in 2008 to help rebuild Somalia.
Militant Islamist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. Militant Islamist group al-Shabab said it carried out the attack.
Its apparent target was the new UN special envoy to Somalia, James Swan, a US citizen. The mayor died in Doha, Qatar, where he was receiving treatment.
Mr Swan had already left the building after meeting the mayor on 24 July. Al-Shabab's apparent target was the new UN special envoy to Somalia, James Swan, a US citizen. He had already left the building after meeting the mayor on 24 July.
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 offices.
Other victims included high-ranking local officials.Other victims included high-ranking local officials.
Who was the mayor?Who was the mayor?
Osman fled Somalia in the early 1990s and went on to earn a master's degree and UK citizenship, and served as a Labour councillor in London. Mr Osman fled Somalia in the early 1990s as a refugee, before achieving a postgraduate degree and UK citizenship. He also served as a councillor for the centre-left Labour Party in the London borough of Ealing.
He later returned to Somalia in an effort to help re-build his war-torn homeland and served as information minister before becoming mayor of Mogadishu last year. He returned to Somalia in 2008, where he served as information minister before becoming mayor of Mogadishu last year.
In a tweet, the US mission to Somalia called Osman "an excellent partner and tireless advocate for the people of Mogadishu and all Somalis".In a tweet, the US mission to Somalia called Osman "an excellent partner and tireless advocate for the people of Mogadishu and all Somalis".
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.