Shabaab bomber kills 16 in Somali cafe attack

A man with an explosives jacket entered unexpectedly in the tea shop where soldiers and civilians sat8230; and blew himself up, said local elder Ahmed Nur,speaking from the scene of the blast.

At least 16 people were killed and 33 wounded,local politician Dahir Amin Jesow told Reuters by telephone from Baladweyne. The death toll may rise.

Our main target was Ethiopian and Djibouti troops who invaded our country, said al-Shabaab spokesman Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab. He put the death toll at 25.