Bomb blast kills Somalia Security chief, 3 others

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 At least four people were killed as a result of a land-mine explosion in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu, a local radio station reported on Tuesday.

According to the Dalsan FM station, Deputy Commissioner for Security and Politics in Garasbaale Abdi-Rashid Dubad is among those killed in the explosion.

Another six people were injured in the blast, according to the director of the local hospital.

The al-Shabab radical Islamist group has claimed responsibility for the explosion, the news outlet reported

Somalia’s al-Shabab is widely considered to be the most active affiliate of the al-Qaeda terrorist group (banned in Russia).

The movement has been waging a battle against the country’s government and is impeding the humanitarian work of the UN. (Sputnik/NAN)

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