Somali Grenade Attack Kills Two, Injures Eight in Beledweyne

At least two people were killed and eight others injured in a hand grenade attack at a mosque in the central Somali town of Beledweyne, police said.

The attack occurred during evening prayers when assailants lobbed a hand grenade at worshipers, police officer Hussein Nur said by phone late Thursday. No one has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.