Deadly attack targets UN staff in Somalia's Puntland 

Local security sources say, at least seven people have been killed in an attack on a UN vehicle in Garowe, the capital of Puntland in northeastern Somalia.  

The United Nations Children's Fund said in a statement today that four UNICEF staff members are among the dead and four other staff members are in serious condition.  

Puntland's Information Minister, Abdiwali Hirsi, says two other victims are Somali security guards.  

The seventh victim is yet to be identified.  

UNICEF said the attack occurred when the vehicle travelled from a guest house to the UN agency's office in Garowe in the autonomous Puntland region, adding that the UN is contacting families of the staff and airlifting the injured.

BBC