Twenty-two people, including at least two children, were killed in the explosion of unexploded ordnance in Somalia about 120 kilometers away. The region is the scene of regular clashes between Somali forces, backed by an African Union (AU) force, and the radical Islamists Shebab, affiliated with Al-Qaeda.
The Deputy Commissioner did not specify where the munitions came from, or when they were placed or landed on site. Al-Shabaab has been fighting the internationally backed Somali government for more than fifteen years to establish Islamic law in this Horn of Africa country.