Bombing at Checkpoint in Somalia Kills at Least 15 People, Authorities Say

Smoke billows after an explosion in Beledweyne, Somalia, on Sept. 23, 2023, in a still from video. AP

MOGADISHU, Somalia—An explosives-laden vehicle detonated Saturday at a security checkpoint in the central Somalia city of Beledweyne, killing at least 15 people and wounding 40 others, authorities said.

Abdifatah Mohamed Yusuf, the director-general of the Hirshabelle Ministry of Humanitarian and Disaster Management, confirmed the deaths.