According to reports, a car bomb went off on in Mogadishu near the president's residence.
#UPDATE 1: A truck-bomb exploded outside #SYL hotel and near #Somalia's presidential palace main entrance. More casualties feared - police.
— Omar Nor (@Omaar_nor) 30 August 2016
Loud explosion heard in #Mogadishu reports about a hotel being stormed by gunmen opposite the presidential palace pic.twitter.com/UrGImmhuIx
— Tonton du Bled (@NextDoorArab) 30 August 2016