Police in Somalia say a suicide bomber has detonated their explosives inside the office of Mogadishu’s mayor during a security meeting.
Mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman was injured in Wednesday’s blast, according to a relative.
“The blast injured many local officials including my cousin,” Mohamed Abdullahi, told Reuters news agency.
“The Mogadishu mayor is also injured … A suicide bomber walked into the meeting hall and blew up himself.” Mohamed added.
Police Colonel Mohamed Abdi confirmed the attack to The Associated Press.
It is not clear how the bomber managed to enter the mayor’s office or what officials were attending the security meeting.
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