(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) A double suicide car bomb blast followed by gunfire has left at least 18 people dead and wounded 20 others in 's capital, Mogadishu, medical workers said, reports.
A loud explosion reportedly took place on Friday, followed by a second blast and sustained gunfire which broke out near the president's residence.
The Aamin Ambulance service, which confirmed the death toll, transported victims to the hospital.
The armed group claimed responsibility for the attack.
"As far as we know, there has been one blast beside the presidential palace, and another close to a popular hotel," Major Mohamed Ahmed, a police officer, told local media.
The attack comes a day after the Somali government had issued a "terror warning" in the capital.
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