location: Belet Weyne
notes: At 12:00 on 19/10 a suicide bomber on foot (PBIED) attacked a tea-shop in the centre of Beled Weyne town in front of the Hiraan regional administration office. The attack was followed by heavy gunfire. The shop is heavily frequented by AMISOM/Djiboutian and Ethiopian troops and is believed to be the target of the blast. Initial and UNCONFIRMED information received from local medical sources indicate that up to 50 persons may have been killed. Later this number was reduced to 30. 85 others are reported to have been referred to the Beled Weyne regional hospital for treatment of various injuries.
target_text: location: Belet Weyne, fatalities: 30