Mayor of Mogadishu, other officials hurt in Somalia suicide blast

Workers are seen on a construction site as smoke billows from the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

A suicide bomb attack on local government headquarters injured the mayor of Mogadishu and several other officials on Wednesday, a relative of one of the victims told Reuters.

“The blast injured many local officials including my cousin,” said Mohamed Abdullahi. “The Mogadishu mayor is also injured … A suicide bomber walked into the meeting hall and blew up himself.”

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