At least one security officer was injured as a car bomb exploded in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Wednesday.

At least one security officer was injured as a car bomb exploded in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Wednesday.

"Security forces foiled a car bomb attack intended to kill innocent civilians," said Abidweli Said, a police official.
"One security officer who had sealed off the road to inspect the car was injured."

The bomb exploded as police cordoned off the busy Maka Al-Mukarama street, the road that leads to the presidential palace some two kilometers away, after they had become suspicious of the parked car.

"There was only one casualty because all the roads had been closed by security forces," said Ali Muhidin, a witness. "The car exploded and there was smoke and shrapnel all around the area."