Casualties Reported in Suicide Car Bomb Attack in Somalia's Capital

A suicide car bomb attack, followed by gunfire, took place at a checkpoint outside the main base of an African Union peacekeeping force in the Somali capital on Monday, Reuters reports citing witnesses. Three people have been killed, according to local police.

"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