Enraged Ethiopians open fire at Somali civilians following a massive explosion in the south of Mogadishu which killed 10 Ethiopian soldiers.

The blast which occurred early on Thursday somewhere between the Somali capital and Afgooye, killed at least 10 Ethiopian troopers. Other accounts of the incident reported different death tolls, Press TV's correspondent in Somalia reported.

After the explosion, angry Ethiopians targeted civilians near a refugee camp, killing two and seriously injuring a woman.

Meanwhile, gunmen attacked the Governor of the Southern Bay region, Abdi Fatah, killing two of his bodyguards as well as eight civilians.

Abde told our correspondent by phone that he was in the Qansax Dhere district in the region, visiting government bases and the people on duty there, when the attack took place.

In the Hiiraan region of central Somalia, anti-government Islamic Courts Union's forces drove Ethiopian soldiers out of Buuloburte and Halgan.

The rebels celebrated as the foreign troops fled at the sight of battleships heading for the town.

Source: Press TV, Apr 03, 2008

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