Grenade Attack Kills 1, Wounds 5 In Somalia

By Staff, Agencies

A grenade explosion in Somalia's lower Shabelle region killed a deputy district commissioner and wounded five others, an official said on Monday.

The wounded, with children among them, were rushed to a district hospital for treatment, he added.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the grenade attack in Wanlaweyn, 90 kilometers southwest of the capital Mogadishu.