Mogadishu car bomb kills at least 5

At least five people were reportedly killed and 13 other wounded in the blast near a police station next to the busy market in Waberi district, in the
Somali capital of Mogadishu.

According to The Daily Sabah, unconfirmed reports said that the blast occurred in the city’s central Makkah Almukarramah Street when an explosive laden vehicle was detonated near a police checkpoint, leaving at least several casualties.

“I saw bodies of five people, including women,” he told Al Jazeera.

Most of the victims are civilians.

The exact target of the blast remains unclear.

No group has claimed responsibility for the apparent attack