18 Killed

An explosives-laden vehicle detonated on Saturday at a security checkpoint in the central Somalia city of Beledweyne, killing at least 18 people and wounding 40 others, authorities said.Abdirahman Dahir Gure, the interior minister of Hirshabelle state confirmed to sources. "Twenty of the wounded have been admitted to Beledweyne hospitals, while another 20 are in critical condition, prompting a request for their airlift to Mogadishu for… read-more