A car bomb exploded in Mogadishu outside the Somali parliament compound near the presidential palace on Saturday.
A car packed with explosives sped through a security checkpoint in front of the Wehliye Hotel popular with government officials, lawmakers and the city's elite, and detonated at the security checkpoint to the national assembly headquarters after being fired by police officers.
Several people died in the explosion, although police have not announced the exact number of casualties. Heavy gunfire was also heard following the morning rush-hour blast. It was the second major explosion in the Somali capital in recent weeks.
Source: cnn.com