4 footballers were killed in an attack in Kismayo

 The Somali News Agency reported on Friday that 4 soccer players were killed when a car bomb targeted their bus in Kismayo.

The official agency said that the explosion targeted the bus of the "JCCI" team players.

Reports quoted by the agency confirmed that a car bomb exploded in the coastal city of Kismayo.

She noted that the players were on their way to the football stadium, where the Vice President of Jubbaland was scheduled to open a competition between the city's clubs on social inclusion.