30 Dead - 70 Injured
In 2 Bomb Blasts
 Muslims Killed on Jummah at Mosque |
...more than 30 Muslims were killed and over 70 more were injured in the explosions in the Bakara market.
One report said a senior member of the al-Shabab militia was the target. It was not immediately clear if Fuad Mohamed Khalaf survived the attack.
The Islamists have brought greater stability to this part of the country, during their control.
'Abdala Shideye Mosque'
"The blasts happened while people were sitting inside Abdala Shideye mosque, waiting for noon prayers. Most of those killed and wounded were worshippers," local businessman Ahmed Abdulle told the BBC.
Ismail Dahir, another witness, said: "The blasts went off within minutes of each other... I saw dead bodies lying on the floor - I could not count."
Islamists control large parts of Somalia
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According to reports, Fuad Mohamed Khalaf, known Fuad Shongole, was injured.
No group has so far said it carried out the attack.
Abdalla Shideye mosque is often used by al-Shabab followers to deliver speeches.
On Tuesday, a landmine killed one person at the Abu Hureya mosque in the same area.
Somalia has been wracked by civil conflict since 1991.
In recent years, hardliners have taken control of large parts of southern Somalia.
The main al-Shabab group says it is fighting the weak un-backed government to make Somalia an Islamic state.
The transitional government - which controls only parts of the capital with the help of African peacekeepers - also wants Islamic law imposed, but al-Shabab's interpretation of Sharia has been quite strict.
