From Somalia, CEOAFRICA.com gathered that not less than six people were killed after a suspected suicide attack at a hotel in Mogadishu.

Speaking about the incident, Interior Minister Abdikarim Hussein Guled, revealed that the explosion injured over sixteen people outside the Hotel Maka.

Further revelation from sources disclosed that the incident occurred around 17:00 GMT at the hotel which is famous for hosting some members of parliaments in the past. It is also located on the Maka Mukaramah road which links the presidential palace to the airport, one of the most heavily guarded areas of Mogadishu.

Senior Police Officer Farah Aden said four policemen were among the six people that died, as several burning cars, dead and injured people still litters the ground.

Witnesses said there were actually two explosions; the car bomb detonated after a smaller device planted in a laptop computer went off inside the hotel's reception area