Twin car bombings in Somalia kill 10

Mogadishu: At least 10 people were killed in two explosions in Galkayo, central Somalia, on Sunday morning, a local official said. “There were two car bomb blasts which targeted the local government headquarters. More than 10 people have been killed,” said police officer Mohamed Abdiqani. [caption id=“attachment_2968724” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Representational image. AP[/caption] Local resident Hassan Abdukadir said he counted a dozen bodies, some burned beyond recognition. “It was horrible. The first blast was caused by a truck loaded with explosives, and the second was a minibus,” he said. There was no immediate claim of responsiblity but the Al-Shabaab militant group carries out frequent attacks against government targets using suicide car bombers. In March, Shabaab militants attacked a hotel in Galkayo killing at six people including a senior local government official. An Al-Qaeda aligned group, the Shabaab is fighting to overthrow the internationally-backed government in the capital Mogadishu and it is expected to try and violently disrupt elections due to be held in September and October.