Somalia: Car bomb explodes near airport in Mogadishu

At least six people have died after a car bomb exploded close to the gate of the international airport in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, police say.

Eyewitnesses told the BBC the bomb was targeting a bullet-proof UN vehicle.
Most of those who died were passers-by and several UN body guards were wounded in the explosion, the witnesses said.
Al-Qaeda-linked militants were driven out of Mogadishu more than two years ago but continue to launch attacks in the city.
"A car laden with explosives was remotely exploded in front of a tea shop just outside the airport," police officer Col Abdikadir Ahmed told the Reuters news agency.