A medical official says 20 people have been killed in an explosion in a western Somali town, according to AP. Dr. Abdirahin Omar Amin of Belet Weyne Hospital says some people died immediately and others died when they got to the hospital. He says most of the dead have been burnt beyond recognition. Ahmed Ato, an administrator at the hospital, says witnesses have told him the explosion was caused by a suicide bombing. Ato says the explosion occurred outside the town's Medina Hotel. The hotel is frequented by Somali government officials.
