Discarded mortar detonates killing more than 20 in Somalia

According to local authorities, a mortar shell explosion in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region has killed more than 20 and injured more than 50. The explosion caused by unexploded mortar shells occurred near the town of Qoryoley, approximately 120km (75 miles) south of the capital, Mogadishu. The deputy district commissioner of Qoryoley reported that it detonated near an area where the children and young people were playing.