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Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for attack

At least 13 civilians have been killed and dozens wounded, according to Somali officials

Bomber ran up to the commissioner and blew himself up

Long-awaited rains fail to materialise nearly a month into the current rainy season

The blast occurs on a road heading to the president's office in the capital city of the country

UN agency says three consecutive rainy seasons have failed as the region has recorded its driest conditions since 1981

Tensions came to a head earlier this month, when federal forces launched what it called a preemptive attack on its former allied group.