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One report says a grenade was tossed into a house crowded with Ethiopians planning to cross the Gulf of Aden to find work in the Arabian peninsula.
A senior official said authorities were searching for the attackers and did not know the reason for the blast.
The Puntland region of north-east Somalia has been relatively peaceful compared to the rest of the country.
Functioning central government collapsed in 1991 with the overthrow of President Siad Barre, leaving Somalia prey to rival warlords.
Ethiopian troops are currently supporting the weak interim Somali government in Mogadishu, even though Ethiopia and Somalia have a long and tense history of rivalry.
Puntland has become a staging post for people willing to risk the dangerous voyage across the Gulf of Aden for a better life elsewhere.
Hundreds die every year in the attempt as boats founder in its shark-infested waters.
(BBC)
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