Sixteen killed by double attack Somalia

At least sixteen people were killed by a double suicide attack on a popular restaurant and hotel in the Somali city of Baidoa.

The terrorists, who almost simultaneously struck, wore bombs. The Islamist terrorist organization al-Shabaab demanded the attacks in a radio message. Baidoa lies about 200 kilometers west of the capital Mogadishu.

The attacks took place on the eve of the first anniversary of an attack on a busy intersection in Mogadishu, where more than 500 people died. Also behind this attack would be the Sunni fundamentalists of al-Shabaab.

Islamists are fighting for domination in the impoverished state in the Horn of Africa. The group associated with the terror network al-Qaeda wants to establish a strict Islamic regime in the country. A 22,000-strong force of the African Union supports the Somali forces in the fight against al-Shabaab.