A bomb blast in a market in the strategic Somali town of Baidoa yesterday killed at least 11 people and wounded many more in the latest in a string of attacks in the war-torn nation, an official said.
"At least 11 people -- most of them women and children -- were killed by a bomb placed in a busy market," said lawmaker Mohamed Ibrahim Habsade.
The attack was the worst in Baidoa since the town was wrested from Al-Qaeda allied Shebab insurgents by Ethiopian-backed Somali forces in February.
"Many more were injured in the explosion, which was biggest since we took control of the town," Habsade said.