Roadside bomb kills 12 security forces in central Somalia

Political leaders have been meeting in the town to try to resolve a row over how to hold an election due on Feb. 8.

Political leaders have been meeting in the town to try to resolve a row over a presidential selection process due to be held on Monday.

Al Shabab militant has been blamed for a spate of car bomb attacks in Mogadishu.

According to Necrometrics, around 500,000 people are estimated to have been killed in Somalia since the start of the civil war in 1991. (ILKHA)