NEW : Eight people were killed in the suicide bombing , officials said . The Somali interior minister was not with the delegation , his office said . The Islamist militia Al - Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack . At least nine members of Al-Shabaab were also killed , the sources said . The radical group has staged several other recent attacks in the nation .
NEW : Eight people were killed in the suicide bombing , officials said . The Somali interior minister was not with the delegation , his office said . The Islamist militia Al - Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack . The radical group has staged several other recent attacks in the nation .