At least 9 UN workers killed in Somalia al-Shabaab bus bombing

Police say at least nine people have been killed when a minibus carrying United Nations employees was bombed in the Northern Somalian city of Garowe.

Four people from the global body’s children’s fund UNICEF were amongst the dead.

Somali militant group al-Shabaab said they are to blame for bombing.

7 people incl. 4 @UNICEF staffers killed in Al Shabaab IED attack on UN bus #Garowe, #Somalia v @AbdulBillowAlipic.twitter.com/Suu2UfXnqt

— reported.ly (@reportedly) April 20, 2015