Somali general, 7 bodyguards killed in car bomb attack

Somali: At least eight people including a Somali military general and seven of his bodyguards have been killed after their military convoy was hit by a suspected car bomb on Sunday, a police officer says.

Somali Islamist group al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the bombing.

Speaking to Reuters, police colonel Abdikadir Farah said;

"Military General Mohamed Roble Jimale and at least seven of his bodyguards died."

General Goobaanle

The general was also known by the name Goobaanle.

Farah said the suspected car bomb hit the vehicle in which the general was travelling on.


The attack comes 24 hours after Somali and African Union forces recaptured El Wak after it was briefly seized by al Shabaab militant group.

The group has increased its attacks in a bid to disrupt parliamentary and presidential elections next month.