Somalia: Puntland official survives bomb attack

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Somalia Feb 3, 2015 (Garowe Online)- Somalia Feb 3, 2015 (Garowe Online)- The general accountant of the Puntland government's Galkayo administration has survived a roadside bomb attack in the town, officials said on Tuesday Garowe Online reprts.

The bomb which struck Mr. Said Ali Yusuf's car has reportedly inflicted a minor damage, however, the accountant escaped unharmed.

Tuesday's bomb attack was the second to target Puntland officials since last month. The deputy Mudug region region's governor Farhan Ali Hersi has survived a roadside bomb in Galkayo late last month.

GAROWEONLINE

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