Confirming the incident, Abdifitah Hajji Abdulle, the deputy governor of Lower Shabelle region in charge of the finance said a bomber let 'er rip at the market.
Abdulle added that the bomber targeted a marketplace in Wanlaweyn, where Khat (narcotic leaves) is sold, killing civilians, including women.
There is no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast but the Somalia-based al-Shabaab
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the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...has carried out similar attacks in the region.
Wanlaweyn lies on the outskirts of Balidogle airbase in Somalia’s southern Lower Shabelle region, where the U.S. special forces operate a major base.