Car explodes near hotel in Somali capital
MOGADISHU - A vehicle parked near a hotel and a cafe in the centre of the Somali capital exploded on Sunday evening, a police officer said.
"It is too early to know about casualties," police officer Major Nuur Farah told Reuters. Security forces sealed off the area, on a main thoroughfare running through Mogadishu. Ambulance sirens were heard soon after the blast.
