Mogadishu's Hell, explosion in the street and gunshots

Shots were heard in the area where a truck bomb exploded today in Mogadishu killing 20 people and injuring 15 others. The military has set up several checkpoints, isolating the area. Witnesses say they saw bloody bodies, shoes and slippers on the ground. The window panes of several buildings shattered while some vehicles were knocked over by the blast wave and caught fire. A large cloud of smoke can be seen from afar. “There was a lot of traffic and the street was full of people walking and driving.