Somali authorities announced today that Hadda District Local Authority Secretary Ibrahim Mohiuddin Mao survived an assassination attempt when a high-explosive mine exploded near his car. Eyewitnesses who spoke to the media reported that the explosion, which occurred immediately after the car of a local official passed, did not lead to human casualties.
For its part, Al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-linked movement, claimed responsibility for the attack on the secretary of the local administration, without providing details.