Suicide bomber kills at least 9 in central Somalia

Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack.

A Somali police official says a suicide bombing in central Somalia has killed at least nine people and wounded 10 others.

Ali Aden said a suicide bomber blew himself up among a group of people near a hotel in Galkayo town on Thursday.

Al-Shabab owns it up

Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it targeted officials from Puntland, a semiautonomous state in north-eastern Somalia.