Somalia: Suicide blast kills six in alleged attack on anti-Shebab leader in Kismayo city

Mogadishu (AFP) - A prominent militia leader in southern Somalia said a suicide bomber killed six people in an attack on his home on Saturday, pinning the blame on Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab militants.

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19 July 2014

Iftin Hassan Basto, a tribal leader who has fought with the Islamist group in the past, said six people, including a child, were killed and seven injured.

"The explosion occurred soon after I entered the house," Basto said in a statement.

"My security guards saw a man who tried to infiltrate them and when they confronted him, he blew himself up."

The alleged attack took place in the port city of Kismayo, a former stronghold of Somalia