People carry a dead body from the site of car bomb explosion in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, Dec. 11, 2016. At least 11 people were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in a massive car bomb explosion targeting a police station near the seaport in Mogadishu early Sunday. (Xinhua/Faisal Isse)
MOGADISHU, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in a massive car bomb explosion targeting a police station near the seaport in Mogadishu early Sunday.
A police officer at the scene told Xinhua that the explosion hit the entrance to a compound used by the tax department near Mogadishu's seaport, prompting spontaneous gunfire which could be heard immediately after the attack.
"There was a car bomb explosion just outside of the building belonging to the Department of Tax near Mogadishu's new seaport. The death toll could rise," police officer Abdifitah Muse told Xinhua by phone.
Witnesses reported that they heard a huge blast at the port.
"I saw black smoke rising from the place," Liiban Ahmed, an eye witness, told Xinhua.
Witnesses said the police station outside the Mogadishu port was completely destroyed by the massive blast. No one has claimed responsibility for the latest attack.
