Mogadishu (SD) – A suspected suicide bomber has today targeted Somali government spokesman, Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu in Mogadishu.

According to multiple sources, Moalimuu was injured and his car was extensively damaged.

“A suicide bomber targeted the government spokesman, who is now being treated in hospital for his injuries from the blast,” police spokesman Abdifatah Aden told Reuters.

A photographer at the scene of the explosion on Sunday reported seeing body parts lying on the ground outside the house of Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu, who was rushed to a hospital.

No further details have been released about the blast and its possible casualties.