An explosion said to be an IED was reported around Nasa Hablod hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital.
This is coming after at least 10 people died and scores injured when rival clan militias clashed in Wanlaweyn town, some 90 km northwest of Mogadishu. The clash broke out over a pastoral land as severe drought had put more than half of Somalia’s population in need of food aide.
Abdikani Mohamed Hassan, a local official, said ten people were killed and nearly 15 more were also wounded in the clash.
Hassan said those killed in the tribal combat are from both sides. The wounded, he said, were taken to health centres in the town and the capital city of Mogadishu for medical treatment.
He also called on all sides to exercise restraint, refrain from violence and promote dialogue to address the situation.
Since the collapse of central government in 1991, disputes over water wells and grazing fields have been at the centre of the clashes between tribes across Somalia.