Militants on Saturday detonated a car bomb in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu.
Videos showing clouds of smoke above the scene of the blasts have been shared on social media.
A Somali based TV station, Dalsan TV tweeted that one of the explosions occurred around the ministry of labor and social affairs.
It also reported of a gun battle at the scene of that explosion.
#UPDATE: Video Massive bomb explosion hits ministry of labor and social affairs . Gunfight ongoing. #Mogadishu. pic.twitter.com/b42KTLcRuV
— DalsanTV (@DalsanTv) March 23, 2019
A journalist with the VOA tweeted about the explosion as well. The Labour and, General Works Ministries between Jubba and Shangani junctions were affected.
BREAKING: Car bomb explosion rocks Shangani district of Mogadishu. Three key buildings locate in the area of the attack – Ministries of Labour; General Works, Reconstruction & Housing, and the HQS of Mogadishu regional police forces. There are reports of gunfire in the area. pic.twitter.com/XW0bSQ4uRz
— Harun Maruf (@HarunMaruf) March 23, 2019
The attack was carried out by Islamist group al Shabaab.
A gun battle that followed the explosion has now lead to the death of 15 people dead, police said.
The militant group wants to topple the UN backed regime and impose a strict Islamic law (Sharia) on the country.
Source: Africafeeds.com
