Mogadishu — Somali troops raided a mosque in Bullo Hubey neighborhood, south of Mogadishu, the Somali capital, on Tuesday. Witnesses said at least 40 people saying their prayers in the mosques in early morning were arrested.

A witness, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was afraid of reprisal, told Shabelle that more than 40 people in the mosque. He said an explosion occurred the area of the mosque, sparking the presence of Somali and Ethiopian forces areas closer to the mosque.

Four policemen and a civilian were wounded last night after insurgents hurled a grenade at the police in Median district, south of the capital Mogadishu.

Witnesses said the police were telling shop owners to close their businesses when the blast occurred.

Abdulahi Moalim, the district commissioner, told Shabelle that that the grenade was hurled at a shopping zone where a large number of residents were shopping in the evening hour when the night-time curfew was about to be observed.

"The police immediately began searching shops and houses nearby to seize the criminals and they are till continuing the investigations and they will find the perpetrators," he said.