At least 18 killed by a 道端 爆弾 in Somalia

MOGADISHU, June 30 (Reuters) - At least 18 非軍事のs were killed when a 道端 爆弾 went off on Thursday in Somalia's Lafole town, 南西 of the 資本/首都, blowing up a packed 小型の-bus that was passing by, police said.

There was no 即座の (人命などを)奪う,主張する of 責任/義務. The al Shabaab 交戦的なs have frequently 開始する,打ち上げるd attacks against 安全 軍隊s and 非軍事のs around the country in the past. The group wants to 倒れる the Western-支援するd 政府.

"All the 18 people on board the 小型の-bus are dead and burnt. A remotely controlled 爆弾 along the road 爆発するd," said Abidkadir Mohamed, a police officer at the scene.

Nur Ahmed, who was 運動ing along the same road, said the 小型の-bus was 存在 護衛するd by a 乗り物 carrying 軍隊/機動隊s.

A 政府 トラックで運ぶ 十分な of 兵士s followed by the minibus overtook him at high 速度(を上げる) before he heard a loud 爆発, Ahmed said.

"The 政府 car which was probably the 的 escaped undamaged," he said. (報告(する)/憶測ing by Abdi Sheikh; 令状ing by Duncan Miriri; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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