MOGADISHU - At least four people were killed and two dozen wounded Sunday when a bomb exploded in the southern Somali port of Kismayo, witnesses said. The explosion was another sign of spiralling instability in the shattered east African nation. | 'Spiralling instability'? When was Somalia last 'stable'? |
‘At least four people have been killed and more than 24 wounded after a bomb exploded at a ceremony where people welcomed the new military chief,’ said Muhammed Shaikh Duale, who was attending the meeting.
Another witness, Leila Aban, said people ran for safety after the explosion, but many seemed to have been injured when a grenade or a bomb was tossed to the crowd. ‘I saw a lot of people with blood. I couldn’t count the number but there were a lot of casualties. People were killed and others wounded,’ Aban added.