"A suicide car bomb rammed into the checkpoint outside the AMISOM base," Abdikadir Hussein, a police officer, told Reuters.
Breaking: Deadly explosion near #Mogadishu's international airport. #Somalia. pic.twitter.com/WDe4Cnyy8p
— Abdulaziz Billow Ali (@AbdulBillowAli) January 2, 2017
Local police officer told Reuters that the death toll is likely to go up due to the force of explosion.
#BREAKING: massive explosion rocks Moqadishu Now. #Somalia pic.twitter.com/Sz3peXjsOd
— Ahmed Abdihadi (@AhmadAlhaadi) January 2, 2017
There has been no claim of responsibility yet.
#BREAKING Massive explosion heard in Mogadishu. #Somalia pic.twitter.com/INsYPbQQwU
— Somalia Live Update (@HassanIstiila) January 2, 2017
#UPDATE it was deafening blast doors and roofs near airport has blown off.some gunfire heards #Somalia
— Yaxye From Somalia (@yaxye_moha) January 2, 2017
