Blast wounds at least 20 at south Somalia ceremony

KISMAYU, Somalia, Feb 11 (Reuters) An explosion wounded at least 20 people at a ceremony in Somalia today to welcome senior military commanders to the southern port of Kismayu, a a witness said.

''There was a blast and people started running for their lives, all shouting 'bomb!, bomb!','' said one onlooker, Mohamed Daud.

''Police started firing in all directions...Most of the wounded are civilians, and I heard two people were killed.'' REUTERS SY BD1509