Sunday, August 03, 2008

Somalia bombing 'kills 15 women'

BBC News - UK

A roadside bomb has killed at least 15 people in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, witnesses say.

The explosion hit a group of women gathered to clean the street, witnesses said. They told of bloody scenes with several dozen people injured. One witness told the AFP agency most of the dead were female street cleaners. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but tensions are high in Mogadishu as Ethiopian troops battle Islamist insurgents. ...Full report:

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