15 Killed in Truck Bombing in Central Somalia

Washington - At least 15 people were killed in a truck bombing Saturday in the central Somali town of Beledweyne, among the dead are five police officers. Witnesses and officials said a big truck loaded with explosives detonated in the afternoon near a security checkpoint, damaging buildings.

'The explosion rocked the entire city and sent huge plumes of black smoke into the air,' Abdi Mumin, a resident in the tow