Mogadishu — One person was killed and two others were wounded after a giant explosion occurred in Bulo Gadud settlement on the outskirt of the port town of Kismayu, 500 km south of the capital Mogadishu Thursday.
Witnesses said the blast was sparked by a rocket propelled grenade that accidentally exploded in the area where local heavily armed militias are based.
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