Eight militants accidentally killed in Somalia: witnesses

Mogadishu, Feb 11: At least eight Al-Shabaab

were killed and five injured after a car bomb they were making accidentally went off in the Somali town of Bulo-Burte, witnesses and officials said.

The explosion was heard around Bulo Burte town, close to the main town of Beledewyne controlled by government forces and African Union (AU) troops.

"The explosion was very huge and I saw people fleeing from the area. Eight dead men were taken out of the house where the vehicle was constructed. Five more severely wounded fighters were also taken away," Xinhua quoted Ali Muse, a resident, as saying.

The military said the vehicle was intended to target the government forces and AU peacekeeping troops based in Beledweyne, 300 km from Mogadishu.

IANS