Suicide bomber kills more than 12 in Somalia
21 Oct 2013 5:10 AM IST
A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a small but crowded restaurant in a city north of the capital on Saturday, killing himself and at least 12 others, police said.
Mohamed Abdi, a senior Somali police official, said the attack in the city of Beledweyne, about 339 kilometers north of Mogadishu, also wounded at least 10 others.
Many of those killed or wounded are civilians, he said, though some of the victims may also be government soldiers.
The attacker walked into the restaurant and took a seat among diners before setting off the explosives tied around his waist, one witness said.
‘He sat among the diners then blew himself up there,’ Mohamed Ulusow, a Beledweyne resident said by phone.’
Pieces of human flesh were scattered there and the blast has largely ripped off the restaurant’s roof.’
Somalia’s president condemned the attack and blamed it on al-Shabab.
Mohamed Abdi, a senior Somali police official, said the attack in the city of Beledweyne, about 339 kilometers north of Mogadishu, also wounded at least 10 others.
Many of those killed or wounded are civilians, he said, though some of the victims may also be government soldiers.
The attacker walked into the restaurant and took a seat among diners before setting off the explosives tied around his waist, one witness said.
‘He sat among the diners then blew himself up there,’ Mohamed Ulusow, a Beledweyne resident said by phone.’
Pieces of human flesh were scattered there and the blast has largely ripped off the restaurant’s roof.’
Somalia’s president condemned the attack and blamed it on al-Shabab.
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