A car bomb exploded outside a parliament building where President Abdullahi Yusuf had given a speech just 10 minutes before. The other blast happened nearby.Two explosions rocked the seat of Somalia's virtually powerless government Monday, killing the president's brother and three others, officials said.
The attack in Baidoa, the only town controlled by the government, was as assassination attempt against the president, government spokesman Abdirahman Dinari said.
A car bomb exploded outside a parliament building where President Abdullahi Yusuf had given a speech just 10 minutes before. The other blast happened nearby.Two explosions rocked the seat of Somalia's virtually powerless government Monday, killing the president's brother and three others, officials said.
The attack in Baidoa, the only town controlled by the government, was as assassination attempt against the president, government spokesman Abdirahman Dinari said.
Anarchy
Four people were killed and six were injured, said Shino Moalim, a government official. Eight cars were burned in the explosions, including three that were in the president's convey.
Somalia has not had an effective central government since 1991, when warlords overthrew dictator Mohamed Siad Barre and then turned on one another, pulling the country into anarchy.
The current government was established two years ago with the support of the United Nations, but it has failed to assert any power outside its base in Baidoa.
An Islamic militia seized control of Mogadishu in recent months and has extended its control over much of southern Somalia, in direct challenge to the government.
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