Authorities in Somalia’s Puntland region say an unidentified gunman has shot dead a senior regional official who managed the Puntland presidential palace for the last 12 years.
Aadan Gas Huruse was shot in Bosaso, Puntland’s main port and economic hub.
“He was sitting at the cafeteria of Hotel Haruse when a masked man with a gun appeared and shot him several times in the head and chest,” one of the witnesses told VOA Somali.
Speaking to the local media, Puntland’s police Chief Gen. Abdulkadir Shire said police are still investigating.
Al-Shabab claimed responsibility on Radio Andalus, its mouthpiece in Somalia.