Intelligence officer killed in Somali car bomb

By Mohammed Dhaysane

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) - A bomb in Somali capital Mogadishu killed an intelligence official and left three civilians injured on Wednesday, police said.

Police Capt. Ali Mohamed Bulle said a bomb was attached to the car of a National Intelligence and Security Agency officer who was killed in the blast in Dharkenley, a western suburb.

It was the third explosion in Mogadishu in the last three days. At least three people have been killed.

No group claimed responsibility for the attack but al-Shabaab has carried out recent attacks on government targets.