A family of nine have died in a double car bombing in central Hiraan province, Somalia, an eyewitness has told the BBC.
A further 26 people were also killed, the local deputy policy commissioner told the Reuters news agency.
The al-Qaeda linked group al-Shabab has said it was behind the attack.
The district commissioner of Mahas town said his home and that of a local MP were the targets.
Meanwhile the second explosion targeted the market, the mayor of Mahas, Mumin Mohamed Halane, told the BBC.
Source:BBC
