Two blasts in the Somali town of Baidoa on Saturday killed at least 15 people and injured more than 30 others. A survivor told VOA's Somali service that a suicide bomber threw a grenade at a busy restaurant, killing at least five people and injuring several others. The Somali government said it would block him from running for the post because he was still under U.N. sanctions. Abdullahi Ali Mohamed and his wife had two small kiosks at the blast site. ​A 'dark day' of painful lossAbdi Hassan Ali, one of the business owners at the blast site, left his business hours before the blast.

Source: Ethiopian News October 13, 2018 21:11 UTC