Cleaners killed by roadside explosion

Cleaners killed by roadside explosion	3.08.2008
A ROADSIDE bomb ripped through a group of female street cleaners in Mogadishu early today, killing at least 15, witnesses said. The explosion went off in the southern K4 neighbourhood of the Somali capital as dozens of women supported by local NGOs gathered to sweep the area, leaving scenes of carnage in the street. "They were cleaning the street when this huge explosion rocked the entire neighbourhood. I counted 15 bodies, most of them are women who were torn to pieces," eyewitness Hasan Abdi Mohamed said. Mr Mohamed said the explosion wounded around 40 people. The blast was one of the deadliest incidents to hit civilians in the restive Somali capital in weeks and local residents rushed to help the wounded. "The number of casualties is increasing," said Ali Hasan Adan, another witness. "There are about 15 dead at the moment and a number of wounded that I cannot estimate," he said. "There is blood everywhere, dead and wounded people strewn across the street." "This is a tragedy, I have never seen such carnage. From what I can see, they are all women who were cleaning the area." There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosion but hardline Islamist groups have routinely targeted military convoys in the area with roadside bombs. Share this article Digg this Post to del.icio.us Post to Newsvine Post to Facebook Add to kwoff
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