Somali militant group denies role in suicide bomb
Associated Press Writer
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's most powerful Islamic militant group says it had nothing to do with a suicide bomb attack on a university graduation ceremony that killed 22 people.
Sheik Ali Mohamud Rage, a spokesman for the militant group al-Shabab, said Friday that his group is "very sad" about the attack.
Map locates Mogadishu, Somalia, where a suicide bomber targeted a graduation party in an upscale hotel
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The Thursday bombing ripped through a university graduate ceremony at an upscale hotel in Mogadishu, killing 22 people, including doctors, medical students and three government ministers.
Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for past suicide attacks in Somalia.
African troops protecting the government wage near daily battles with Islamic militants who hold much of central and southern Somalia.
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