Blast kills senior intelligence officer in southern Somalia

A senior Somali intelligence officer died in a bomb blast on Friday at Gedo region in the southern part of the country, local officials confirmed.

Authorities are investigating the killing of the senior intelligence officer who had been leading operations against terror groups in Jubaland State, said Yusuf Hussein Osman, security minister of Jubaland.

Al-Shabab, which has intensified attacks on security officers in southern Somalia, claimed responsibility for the bombing Friday.