An explosion in southwestern Somalia killed four Ethiopian troops and the subsequent gunfire killed two civilians, witnesses said Tuesday.Local resident Asha Madey Abdi said the explosion Monday afternoon in Baidoa, 155 miles southwest of the capital, also wounded two Ethiopian soldiers. Sheik Muqtar Roble said the Ethiopian troops had opened fire after the explosion, killing two civilians and wounding another two. It was not clear what caused the blast.
Ethiopian troops supporting the shaky transitional government come under daily attack from Islamic insurgents, whom they kicked out of the capital in December 2006. The insurgents, who vow to fight an Iraq-style insurgency, receive support from Ethiopia's archenemy Eritrea.