KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 22 people, including two children, have been killed in mortar shells explosion in southern Somalia, according to media reports.
The explosion happened after unexploded mortar shells went off near the town of Qoryoley in the capital Mogadishu.
"This disaster happened today near Qoryoley town. They were playing with a mortar shell that did not go off. It exploded on them. Twenty of them died and others are injured," Abdi Ahmed, deputy district commissioner of Qoryoley told reporters earlier.
"We request the government and aid agencies to clear mines and shells from the area," he added.
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Abdullah Azizi
