At least 22 children between the ages of ten and 15 were killed by an explosive device. Three other children were injured in the attack in the southern province of Lower Shabelle.
The children had found an intact explosive device on a football field and played with it, which finally exploded. The attack was claimed by the radical Islamic Shabaab group, which is allied with Al-Qaeda and has been attacking the Somali government since 2007. In February, the UN said 2022 was the year with the highest number of civilians killed.