location: Gaalkacyo
notes: A suicide bomber detonated his suicide vest near Uunlaye Hotel in Israac neighbourhood (Galkacyo North) on the morning of 31/03. The suicide bomber was targeting Puntland's Mudug regional chief accountant. Six people, including the chief accountant, some of his body guards and the suicide bomber, were killed in the blast. The al Shabaab military operation's spokesperson Sheikh Abdiaziz Abu Muscab said that the al Shabaab was behind the blast.
target_text: location: Gaalkacyo, fatalities: 6