A string of suicide bombings targeting government buildings and a United Nations compound in Somalia left at least 25 people dead Wednesday in attacks a U.S. official said bore hallmarks of the al Qaeda terror network.
Several U.N. employees were among the dead after three car bombers attacked U.N. offices, the Ethiopian consulate -- where dozens were lining up for visas -- and a presidential palace in Hargeisa, capital of Somaliland.
About the same time, suicide bombers struck anti-terror police in the port city of Bossaso killing at least six people, including four of the officers, a local journalist who witnessed the aftermath said. 
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CNN's David McKenzie and journalist Mohamed Amiin Adow contributed to this story
