Smoke rises from an area hit by an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia March 7, 2019 in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media. KHADAR SHIRE/via REUTERS
NAIROBI, Kenya: A police officer in Somalia says a car bomb blast near a security checkpoint at the presidential palace in the capital killed at least two people.
Capt. Mohamed Hussein said that a car exploded by the rear entrance of the hilltop presidential palace and appeared to have been targeting security forces stationed at a nearby security checkpoint.
He said one person has also been injured. He said the car appeared to have been parked and was detonated remotely, adding that security forces arrested a man suspected to have been the driver of the car.
